CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Somali-born man is set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (2 October, 2025) charged after allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 44, yesterday (1 October, 2025), after he was located in Ascot Vale, Victoria. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to ensure his electronic monitoring devi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (2 October, 2025), charged after allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, yesterday (1 October, 2025) at Werribee Police Station. It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 19 September, 2025 and 29 September, 2025. The man has been charged ...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 2 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking to identify a person who may have knowledge of a firearms burglary that occurred in Dickson last week. Between 8:30am and 10am last Wednesday (24 September 2025), an angle grinder was allegedly used to gain entry into a firearm safe located at the Dickson residence. Police have obtained CCTV footage from the area, and have identified a person who they would like to speak to. Anyone who may be a...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 2 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An 87-year-old southeast NSW man has been issued with a summons to attend court in the ACT in relation to multiple alleged historical sexual offences. Earlier this year, a woman provided a report to police regarding multiple alleged sexual assault incidents that occurred while she was in primary school and attending violin lessons at what was known as the Canberra School of Music, the Canberra Institute of the Arts and ...
SYDNEY, Oct. 2 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published insights into challenges facing some superannuation trustees in operational efficiency, growth, and competitive positioning. In the paper "Delivering member outcomes into the future", APRA discusses dynamics shaping the ongoing evolution of Australia's superannuation system. These include: * continuing industry consolidation leadi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is reminding all road users that road safety is a shared responsibility as Motorcycle Awareness Month begins in October. Tragically, two motorcyclists have lost their lives in separate crashes in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of motorcyclists fatalities in Queensland this year to 46. Motorcycle riders are among the most vulnerable on our roads, along...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with The Hon Sam Rae MP Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Subjects: wage rise for aged care workers, Home Guarantee Scheme, 5 per cent deposits, interest rates decision, tariffs Leeanne Enoch: Thank you very much everybody for coming along today. I do want to acknowledge our Treasurer and of course Minister Rae, we've got members of state parliament here, Corrine McMillan and ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision and imagery of the man's arrest is available viaHightail. A South Maclean man is expected to appear before Richlands Magistrates Court today (1 October, 2025) for allegedly possessing child abuse material on his mobile phone. The man, 43, was charged after AFP Northern Command Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (NC JACET) members investigated a referral from the United States' National ...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 1 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing has launched Operation RETAIL, a month-long campaign to address anti-social behaviour and retail theft within Canberra's shopping precincts. Today (Wednesday, 1 October 2025) members from ACT Policing as well as retail managers, security providers and external agencies launched the operation at the Canberra Outlet in Fyshwick. Devised by ACT Policing and retailers, the operation will focus on deterring ant...
SYDNEY, Oct. 1 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a letter to all registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees on the revocation of Reporting Standard SRS 331.0 Services (SRS 331.0). The letter follows APRA's revocation of Prudential StandardSPS 231 Outsourcing (SPS 231) on 1 July 2025 which has been replaced by Prudential StandardCPS 230 Operational Risk Management. Given CPS 2...