CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President of the United States Donald J. Trump today signed a landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths at the White House in Washington DC. This will see an accelerated pipeline of priority projects delivered by and for the two nations. The United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Mine...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, NSWPF, NT, QPS, SAPOL, TASPOL, VICPOL and WAPOL Editor's note: ClickFit campaign videos and radio grabs are available via Hightail. Australians are being urged to slow their scroll and stop before they click on suspicious links, as data reveals unsafe online habits continue to give cybercriminals the upper hand. In a national response, the AFP-led Joint Polic...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) and Chile FISCAL Nacional Editor's note: Images and vision of the arrests in Australia and Chile are available via Hightail. Chilean and Australian Police have arrested five men for their alleged roles in the failed importation of 36kg of cocaine into Australia. An international investigatio...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Please note: Media are reminded of their obligations under section 15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW). A Sydney man was sentenced last week (17 October, 2025) to a combined period of three years and eight months' imprisonment for producing and possessing child abuse material. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A South Hobart man appeared in Hobart Magistrates' Court today (21 October, 2025) accused of allegedly accessing child abuse material. He was bailed to next appear in the same court on 17 February, 2026. The Tasmania Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (TAS JACET) received three reports from the United States' National Cente...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have extradited a 28-year-old Nowra (NSW) man for a second time after he failed to appear before court on a child sex offence charge. In December 2024 the man was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child known to him. He was charged with committing an act of indecency on a child under 10 and was bailed to appear before court in June 2025. After he failed to appear, a warrant for his arrest was is...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 21-year-old Karabar man has had his licence suspended and will face court after he was caught doing 69km/h over the limit yesterday. At around 10:15pm last night (Monday, 20 October 2025), an ACT Road Policing officer detected a blue Ford Ranger ute doing 169km/h in a signposted 100km/h zone on the Majura Parkway. The officer issued the driver with an immediate suspension notice, suspending his right to drive in the...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 42-year-old woman has been charged with minor theft and drug offences after allegedly stealing items from a Dickson grocery store. About 12:30pm yesterday (Monday, 20 October 2025) police were called to a grocery store in Dickson following a report of a woman allegedly stealing items. On arrival, police located the 42-year-old woman out the front of the grocery store. Officers searched a bag in the woman's possessi...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 54-year-old Florey man has been charged after allegedly assaulting and forcibly confining his partner last night following a card game. About 8:30pm last night (Monday, 20 October 2025), the man, his partner and their son were playing card games when the man allegedly grabbed a wooden stool and cornered his partner in the kitchen area and spat at her. A short time later police attended the residence and arrested the...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 16 new Protective Service Officers (PSOs) following their recent graduation at the QPS Academy. The graduation follows an intensive seven-week, full-time training program designed to equip them with the necessary skills required to meet the demands of their roles. These new officers will play a vital role in safeguarding Queenslanders by strengthening...