INSOLVENCY NOTICE: GOOD EMPIRE ISSUES 'NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AS LIQUIDATOR'

Australia, Sept. 8 -- Good Empire Pty. Ltd. (ACN: 628 464 933) has issued an insolvency 'notice of appointment as liquidator.' Status: In Liquidation Appointment Date: Sept. 08 Resolution: "Notice is given that at a general meeting of the members of the Company held on 08 September 2025, it was resolved that the Company be wound up and that Michael Oscar Basedow be appointed liquidator(s)." The detailed information can be found at: https://publishednotices.asic.gov.au/browsesearch-notices/no...


INSOLVENCY NOTICE: FLY EXPRESS ISSUES 'NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP ORDER'

Australia, Sept. 8 -- Fly Express Pty. Ltd. (ACN: 636 534 533) has issued an insolvency 'notice of application for winding up order.' Hearing Details: "The details of the hearing are: Court: Federal District/State: New South Wales Place: By Web conference, Level 17 Law Courts Building 184 Phillip Street Queens Square, Sydney Date and time: 09:30AM, 17 October 2025 Action number: NSD1452/2025." The detailed information can be found at: https://publishednotices.asic.gov.au/browsesearch-no...


INSOLVENCY NOTICE: MERLIEGH GROUP ISSUES 'NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP ORDER'

Australia, Sept. 8 -- MERLIEGH GROUP Pty. Ltd. (ACN: 615 157 901) has issued an insolvency 'notice of application for winding up order.' Hearing Details: "The details of the hearing are: Court: Supreme District/State: New South Wales Place: This application will be heard at Supreme Court Sydney on 23 September 2025 at 09:00 AM Date and time: 9:00, 23 September 2025 Action number: 2025/00320809." The detailed information can be found at: https://publishednotices.asic.gov.au/browsesearch-no...


INSOLVENCY NOTICE: TUKAVKIN CONSTRUCTIONS ISSUES 'NOTICE OF WINDING UP ORDER AND APPOINTMENT AS LIQUIDATOR/PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATOR'

Australia, Sept. 8 -- Tukavkin Constructions Pty. Ltd. (ACN: 165 257 581) has issued an insolvency 'notice of winding up order and appointment as liquidator/provisional liquidator.' Status: In Liquidation Appointment Date: Sept. 05 The detailed information can be found at: https://publishednotices.asic.gov.au/browsesearch-notices/notice-details/Tukavkin-Constructions-Pty-Ltd-165257581/aaf4ff2f-c338-4ca7-8775-72909cd57af4 NOTE: This information has been taken from the Australian Securities an...


APPOINTMENT OF NEW SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she appoint Mr Matt Yannopoulos PSM as Secretary of the Department of Finance. Mr Yannopoulos returns to the Department of Finance, after serving as the Associate Secretary of the Department of Defence since October 2021. Prior to joining the Department of Defence, Mr Yannopoulos was Deputy Secretary Budget and Financial Repo...


WOMAN CHARGED AFTER 20KG OF COCAINE ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN LUGGAGE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision of the woman and images of the seizure available via Hightail. A United States woman is expected to appear before a New South Wales Bail Division Court today (8 September, 2025) charged with allegedly importing about 20kg of cocaine into Australia hidden in her luggage. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted the woman, 31, for a baggage examination after she arrived at Sy...


SECOND MAN CHARGED OVER NORTHERN TERRITORY'S LARGEST KETAMINE IMPORTATION

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police, Australian Border Force and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission A Darwin man is the second person to be charged over the alleged importation of 4kg of ketamine, the Northern Territory's largest seizure of the illicit substance. The man, 23, was arreste...


ADDRESS TO BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL DINNER

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. It is a pleasure to be back at the BCA's Annual Dinner and to be joined by so many of my colleagues. We take pride in the fact that we are a Cabinet Government - and that is reflected in the way we engage with the business community, across portfolios. Thank you to...


41 PER CENT JUMP IN ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION REPORTS UNDERSCORES NEED FOR WHOLE-OF-COMMUNITY APPROACH

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Video grabs available via Hightail. The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) recorded a 41 per cent jump in reports of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in the 2024/2025 financial year, underscoring the critical role the community has to play in tackling this criminal scourge. New figures released ahead of Child Protection Week (7-13 September) reveal t...


WA MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR MAKING MORE THAN 1100 HARASSING CALLS

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Rockingham man who made more than 1100 harassing phone calls to government offices in less than two months, labelling staff as everything from 'terrorists' and 'scabs' to 'cowards', was sentenced in Perth District Court this week (1 September, 2025). The man, 46, was found guilty of two counts of using a carriage service in a way that reasonable persons would regard as menacing, harassing or offensive, co...