SYDNEY, Oct. 9 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former CEO of Xinja Bank (Xinja) and one other director from being or acting as accountable persons of any authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI)1 under the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) for failing to comply with their accountability obligations. Former CEO Eric Wilson has been disqualified for a period of eigh...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has appointed Luke Woodward as a full‑time member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a five‑year period. This appointment will help ensure one of the nation's most important economic institutions has the talent and expertise to remain strong and effective into the future. MrWoodward has extensive experience in competition and consumer law en...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today, the Albanese Labor Government has introduced legislation to require super to be paid on payday, a reform that will benefit the retirement incomes of millions of Australians. This legislation is all about reforming our superannuation system to help ensure more Australians get the secure retirement they need and deserve. Our government is ensuring more Australians earn more, keep more of what they ear...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 8 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: People living in the Murray-Darling Basin value and care about water in many ways. Beyond drinking water and food production, water shapes Basin communities and their futures. We partnered with the University of Canberra's Regional Wellbeing Survey to ask residents about their connection to water. The project was funded through the Basin Condition Monitoring Program (BCMP). The goal was to improve unders...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: * On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, we the Prime Ministers of Australia and Singapore announce today the launch of our enhanced bilateral CSP 2.0. This CSP 2.0 will better prepare our economies and societies for challenges and opportunities now and in the future, and extends our cooperation further t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion, including the targeting of federal parliamentarians. The NSI teams began operations in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in September as part of the AFP's well-established Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations Command. The remit for the new team...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault that occurred outside a city nightclub in August. About 3am on Sunday, 3 August (2025), police were called to a nightclub located on Hobart Place in Canberra City following reports of a disturbance. Police located a man bleeding from the head after a physical altercation that allegedly occurred outside the nightclub. He was transported to hospital with serious but...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The 7th of October 2023 was a day of pain and terror for Jewish people around the world, and we must never forget the atrocities that were inflicted by Hamas. The attack on innocent people at a music festival that promoted 'friends, love and infinite freedom' underlined a core truth, that Hamas stands in opposition to all humanity, and all that we value as human beings. Two years on, we remember all t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAYNE AZZOPARDI, HOST: We are going to get some more on Australia's landmark defence deal with Papua New Guinea. KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST:To discuss we're joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, who can make K-Pop. Good morning to you, PM. Nice to see you this morning. Look, you finally got there with PNG. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Morning. Great to be with you. STEFANOVIC: Are yo...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Three teenagers have been charged following an aggravated burglary in Harrison. About 7:00am last Friday (3 October 2025), police were called to a residence in Harrison after reports of a BMW car being stolen overnight. A review of CCTV from the area showed four people, who arrived in a silver Volkswagen Polo allegedly stolen earlier that morning, seeking unlocked houses before allegedly entering the Harrison residence...