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Source: Tasmania Police

Three people charged in relation to aggravated armed robbery at bottleshop in Glenorchy

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 – 9:29 pm.

Police have charged three people in relation to an aggravated armed robbery at a shopping centre in Glenorchy yesterday afternoon (7 July).
Police will allege that about 4.00pm three people entered the bottleshop and stole a quantity of alcohol before assaulting a staff member from the business.
The staff member received medical treatment at the Royal Hobart Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
A 19-year-old man from Warrane, 21-year-old man from Chigwell and 17-year-old youth have been charged with aggravated armed robbery and have been detained to appear in court on 9 July.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact Glenorchy CIB on 131 444 or  Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au (quote OR810167). Information can be provided anonymously.

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

rime Minister of Papua New Guinea, my brother, the Honourable James Marape whose leadership and support has helped make the PNG Chiefs possible.

Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua who is such a passionate advocate for the young people of his nation and the difference rugby league makes to their lives.

Samoan Prime Minister Honourable Laʻaulialemalietoa who is a keen supporter of Samoa’s national rugby league teams and their contributions to Samoa. 

And Chairman Peter V’landys who was central to bringing this partnership together.

Representatives of the national rugby league federations.

Excellencies, distinguished guests one and all.

I am delighted to join you as we launch the Pacific Rugby League Partnership.

A partnership between nations, leagues, clubs and schools but above all between peoples.

A partnership built on the Pacific’s deep, shared passion for rugby league.

For all us, more than a sport: a language, a culture, a connection that is both family and faith.

A bond that unites communities and inspires the next generation.

I have no doubt if you went for a walk around Brisbane today, you’d see a lot of children in jerseys.

But I can tell you, you see them in villages along the Kokoda Trail too.

Papua New Guinea alone is home to more than 800 languages but everyone speaks rugby league.  

From the proud island nations of the Pacific, to the suburbs and regions of Queensland and New South Wales rugby league unites us and inspires us.

The first signing for the PNG Chiefs, Jarome Luai is a powerful symbol of that: a premiership player, origin winner and an Australian who takes pride in his Samoan heritage.

The Partnership we launch today celebrates these connections.

It also recognises that the power of sport runs deeper than the joy that it brings us, it is about what sport teaches us.

Children learn how to win, how to lose, how to work together as a team.

They learn those essential life lessons of resilience, routine, discipline and hard work.

As community focal points, sporting clubs offer a pathway to jobs and training.

What’s more, sporting clubs can be a safe space for young people.

They place where they feel most comfortable talking with their teammates, or their coaches about big issues: their mental health, problems at home, or concerns they might have for a friend.

It is so important that these opportunities and this security is open to women and girls as well.

The growth of women’s rugby league here in Australia and across the Pacific is truly inspiring.

It shows what is possible with a commitment to access and equality, from grassroots facilities all the way to the elite level and this Partnership will build on that too.

Today, our Pacific family draws closer together.

We bond around a shared love of this great game, a shared investment in our young people and their future and a shared commitment to the region we call home.

This is a great day for rugby league, for all our nations and for the next generation.

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Well, Prime Minister, you are most welcome in Brisbane at what is going to be a very historic day in the relationship between our two nations, but also our relationship across the Pacific family as well – quite a gathering. So many things bring us together. Geography, of course, means we are part of the family and the blue continent, but more importantly than that is our people-to-people relations, the exchanges that have occurred over a long period of time, between going back to our First Nations people for the exchanges in the Pacific, as well. We’re economic partners, we’re partners in acting against the challenge, but also the opportunities that come from acting on climate change. We’re partners in sport, where Samoa punches way above it’s weight, of course, in our National Rugby League competition, and in the international game as well, which we are pleased to support you on. The diaspora and the Pacific Labour Mobility Program is very important, dealing with challenges that we want to work with you on, on transnational crime, on climate change, on all of the opportunities as well. We also want an ocean of peace. Together, the Pacific Island Forum will make a very strong statement soon about the missile testing that occurred in the Pacific. And we work together, I think, closer and closer. I was given the enormous honour of being made a Chief during my visit as well. It was one of the honours of my life. It was one of those very special occasions that one. I regard it as a great honour. So you’re very welcome here. And I hope this afternoon we will have another meeting, and then we’ll be at the football, but then we have the Pacific Island Forum meeting and the Pre-Cop meeting in Fiji. We will see a lot of each other over the coming months, and I really look forward to elevating our relationship, making it even stronger than it is today. Thank you, Prime Minister.

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Source: Prime Minister of Australia

he Australian Government is helping grow rugby league across the Pacific, committing $250 million over 10 years to the Pacific Rugby League Partnership.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today joined his counterparts from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga in Brisbane to launch the new partnership, which aims to strengthen the link between sport and opportunities in education, leadership and employment.

The leaders were joined by the Chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC), Peter V’landys and representatives from a number of Pacific rugby league federations.

The Australian Government’s commitment to the partnership is part of its $600 million investment in rugby league across the Pacific, which includes support for the entry of the Papua New Guinea Chiefs into the National Rugby League (NRL) in 2028.

Australia’s funding for the partnership will deliver more than just a pathway for emerging talent across the Pacific. The Pacific Rugby League Partnership has three main pillars – community and grassroots, pathways and academies, and elite and international.

Early initiatives of the partnership include: 

• Expanding existing youth engagement and violence prevention programs to reach more communities.
• Establishing primary and high school competitions in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, supported by a network of teachers accredited as coaches.
• Setting up programs in each country to promote girls’ competitions.
• Building men’s and women’s national competitions across age groups.
• Continuing to deliver Pacific Championship matches and identify opportunities for NRL and NRLW matches to be played in the Pacific.

The Pacific Rugby League Partnership will be delivered by the ARLC in partnership with the national rugby league federations of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.

Quotes attributable to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

“The Pacific Rugby League Partnership is about far more than a game – it’s an investment in people as much as it is sport.

“Through one of Australia’s favourite sporting codes, we are bringing our Pacific family closer together.

“In communities across Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, this will help create pathways – not just into sport but also education, leadership and employment.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Pat Conroy

“Sport has a unique power to connect people in a way that few other things can.

“For decades we have watched talented players from the Pacific star in the NRL, and in more recent years the NRLW.

“The Pacific Rugby League Partnership will support player development at the same time as increasing school attendance and promoting healthy lifestyles and respectful relationships.”

Source: Tasmania Police

 
A 37 year old southern Tasmanian man has been charged with possessing bestiality material.Police charged the man yesterday after allegedly locating bestiality material on a storage device.
The man has been charged with one count of Possess Bestiality Product and will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 19 October 2026.

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Fakafanua, you are very welcome here in Australia. This is our first meeting, but, of course, Australia and Tonga have such a warm and long friendship. We’re all part of the Pacific family and that is why I’m so pleased to welcome you here. Indeed there is, of course, the people-to-people connections are so strong, including in my local electorate in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, where there’s a substantial diaspora as well. The relationship that we have in dealing with climate change, we will discuss at the pre-COP meeting that will be held in Fiji, and then, of course, again at the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Palau, just a couple of months later. Climate change, economic relations, the opportunities that come from the exchange of people, as well, including the contribution that we can make through the Pacific Labour Mobility Program, is important. But also our standing together in the Pacific on security, economic development, climate action – all of these issues are ones in which our relationship can be even stronger, I think, and I want to elevate that relationship to a higher level in the future. I look forward to working with you. You are still relatively new since your election, and I just want to conclude by congratulating you on your election.

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Source: Prime Minister of Australia

rime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, the Honourable James Marape MP, have today announced the entry into force of the Pukpuk Treaty.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are now formally allies. This is Papua New Guinea’s first alliance with any country, and Australia’s first in more than 70 years.

The Pukpuk Treaty is underpinned by a mutual defence commitment, recognising that an armed attack on either country is a threat to both nations, and the security of the region.

It commits Australia and Papua New Guinea to consult, cooperate, and if required, act to meet a common danger, while explicitly safeguarding sovereignty.  

It also reflects a shared commitment to peace and stability in the Pacific, and affirms our mutual respect for the sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity of our neighbours.

The treaty will strengthen integration between the Australian Defence Force and PNG Defence Force. It will enable our nations to quickly and effectively respond to shared security challenges, and support Papua New Guinea’s sovereign defence capability.

The treaty supports the expansion and modernisation of our defence relationship, including recruitment of each countries’ citizens into respective defence forces.

Quotes attributable to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

“The entry into force of the Pukpuk Treaty is a momentous step in the relationship been Australia and Papua New Guinea.

“Our alliance reflects the deep trust we share as the closest of neighbours, partners and friends. 

“In an uncertain world, this treaty demonstrates our shared commitment to a region that is peaceful, stable and prosperous.”

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

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Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 26-year-old man who absconded from NT Corrections custody at Royal Darwin Hospital on Sunday night.

Officers from the Fugitive Taskforce arrested him a short time ago at a location in Darwin River without incident.

Investigations into his escape remain ongoing.

Police would like to thank the public for their assistance and continue to urge anyone with information to make contact on 131 444.  

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

Northern Territory Police are investigating an attempted vehicle theft that resulted in the assault of a Katherine resident on Monday. 

Just before 9:15pm, the occupant of a residence on Clarke Crescent went outside after hearing noises on his property. He discovered an unknown male allegedly attempting to steal his vehicle.

When the man confronted the offender, he was allegedly assaulted, suffering facial injuries, before the offender fled the scene on foot towards Robin Street.

Police and St John Ambulance attended, and the man was taken to Katherine Hospital with minor injuries.

Investigations led by the Katherine Criminal Investigation Branch are ongoing, and police are urging anyone who witnessed suspicious activity on Clarke Crescent between 8:30pm and 9:30pm, or who has CCTV or dash-cam footage from the area, to contact police on 131 444.