CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Footage of the arrest available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (5 December, 2025) charged with disorderly conduct and obstruct Commonwealth official. AFP officers responded to a request for assistance from an airline about a man causing a disturbance in a domestic terminal at Perth Airport yesterday (4 December, 2025). When ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police Force and Australia Security Intelligence Organisation A Perth man, 21, appeared before Perth Magistrates Court today (5 December, 2025), charged with possessing violent extremist material and four counts of breaching bail. The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team (WA-JCTT) yesterday (4 December, 2025) execut...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Northern Territory Police A Katherine man has been sentenced to three years and six months' imprisonment for possessing child abuse material and drug-related offences. The man, 44, was sentenced yesterday (4 December, 2025) in the Katherine Local Court, and must serve a non-parole period of one year and nine months, which was backdated ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision of the man with police is available via Hightail. A Springwood man is expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court today (5 December, 2025) for allegedly asking a child to meet him at a shopping centre toilet for sex and sending an indecent video of himself. The AFP will allege the man, 52, messaged the child on an online communication platform in August, 2024, to organise to mee...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 25-year-old Aranda man will face court today after allegedly stealing a vehicle, failing to stop for police, driving under the influence of drugs and without a licence. Early yesterday morning (Thursday, 4 December 2025) the 25-year-old man is alleged to have stolen a white 2020 Land Rover Discovery with ACT registration plate YQC 20W from a home in Gungahlin. About 10.00am police received information that the Land R...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public'sassistancetoidentifytwo males who were allegedly involved in an altercation inWanniassa in October. About 9pm on Saturday 25 October 2025, police allege an altercation occurred at ahouseparty inWanniassa, where one male was allegedly pushed to the ground and hit on the head twice with a glass bottle. Following enquiries, police are now seeking toidentifytwo males who are believed to ...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is investigating multiple incidents believed to be linked including a home invasion where a 72-year-old woman was tied up, a robbery at a Dickson business, and a fatal collision on an exit ramp off Gungahlin Drive today. About 4:15am this morning (Friday, 5 December 2025), a 72-year-old Conder woman disturbed two persons wearing masks who were inside her residence. They allegedly tied her up and forced her ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 5 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) welcomed 118 new officers at a graduation ceremony last night, bringing the total number of officers sworn-in during 2025 to almost 1,200. This marks the second consecutive year of record-breaking police recruitment, reflecting the Service's dedication to strengthening community safety. The newest graduates join more than 1,000 First Year Constables (FYCs) sworn into t...
SYDNEY, Dec. 5 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has begun consulting on adding a third tier to its prudential framework for banking to embed additional proportionality and drive competition in the industry. As part of the Council of Financial Regulators' Review into Small and Medium-sized Banks, APRA committed to formalise a three-tiered approach to proportionality in the prudential framework...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 5 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Australia and New Zealand have agreed to new measures to help unlock the golden economic opportunities of the net zero transformation and streamline and modernise regulation. This is all about cheaper and cleaner energy for households and businesses, and boosting trade, investment, and productivity on both sides of the Tasman through clear and constructive climate action. Today we were hosted by New Zealan...