CANBERRA, ACT, June 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Victorian man appeared at Ballarat Magistrates' Court today (12 June, 2026) for allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian. AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) received a report on Wednesday (10 June, 2026) of an abusive phone call in which a federal parliamentarian was allegedly threatened with an act of violence. Investigators linked a 65-year-old man to the phone call. AFP investigators ex...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Melbourne man has appeared before Melbourne Magistrates' Court charged for alleged disorderly and aggressive behaviour that led to his mid-flight restraint when travelling to Melbourne from Bangkok, Thailand. The man, 18, allegedly shouted, swore and ignored safety instructions from airline crew during the flight on 5 June, 2026. Police will also allege he behaved aggressively towards crew members...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: A screenshot of the seizure banner is available via Hightail. The AFP has assisted a Europol-led investigation to disrupt an offshore money launderer that washed $542 million for cybercriminals, including a ransomware group that extorted an Australian business. AFP contributions began in November, 2025, when investigators uncovered activity by two foreign administrators who allegedly ran a ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: An image from the search warrant is available via Hightail. A Campbelltown man is expected to appear before Campbelltown Local Court today (12 June, 2026) charged with allegedly downloading more than 250 images depicting child abuse material. Investigations into the man, 28, began in April, 2026, after the AFP received intelligence relating to an online user's cloud storage account being sus...
SYDNEY, June 12 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: APRA confirms it will implement the reporting template accompanying the response paper on finalising amendments to the capital treatment for longevity products.No industry submissions were received during the consultation process, and the draft reporting template will be implemented without any further changes. Life companies that elect to use the Advanced Illiquidity Premium (AILP) from 1 July 20...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been sentenced to a maximum of six years' imprisonment for possessing videos and images depicting child abuse material, following a WA Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team investigation. The man, 54, was sentenced by the Perth District Court last week (5 June, 2026) and was ordered to serve a minimum of four years in ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images from search warrant available via Hightail A northern NSW man is scheduled to appear before the NSW Bail Division Courts today (11 June, 2026) charged with allegedly sending three offensive emails to a witness to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, as well as weapons offences. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team received a report about the offen...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TANYA PLIBERSEK, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES:Good morning, everyone. It is such a pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health to my electorate today for an incredibly important announcement. First of all, we're here for the official opening of the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. That is a wonderful thing in itself, but the Prime Minister's got an additional announcement th...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- 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 their elders past, present and emerging. It is a pleasure to be here among so many incredible people - researchers, clinicians, health workers, support staff. As together, we celebrate the opening of this new home for the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Into the future, these rooms will serve ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is delivering a record amount of funding for Arthritis by establishing a new Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Research Mission. We will invest $100 million over 10 years to deliver the Mission that will boost research into arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. The Mission will be established through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and will bring together ke...