CANBERRA, ACT, May 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images from the training are available via Hightail. The AFP and French Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF) have joined forces to deliver specialised training to Kiribati police divers to help combat maritime threats, particularly illicit drug trafficking in the Pacific. Twelve members from Kiribati Maritime Police travelled to Tahiti in French Polynesia for an Investigative Diving Team c...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Ipswich man is scheduled to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on 1 June, 2026, charged with allegedly posting threatening messages online in relation to a federal parliamentarian. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation after receiving a notification on 18 May, 2026, of an online threat to kill a parliamentarian. Inquiries revealed further alleged threats on social ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images and footage available via Hightail A West Australian man who imported cocaine into Perth from Ireland and Northern Ireland has been sentenced today (25 May, 2026) to 10 years' imprisonment.   The Perth CBD man, 35, was the third person sentenced in relation to the importation of about four kilograms of cocaine through eight separate mail shipments, hidden inside face masks,...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Broome man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (25 May, 2026) charged over alleged disorderly behaviour at Perth Airport and allegedly spitting on a police officer. The man, 54, came to the attention of police last month (28 April, 2026) when he was reported yelling at a woman not known to him in Terminal 3 of the airport. After police walked him away from the woman, the man alleged...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Video grabs of ACT Policing Detective Sergeant Craig Marriott, ACT Policing Leading Senior Constable Colleen McKillop and NMPCC Coordinator Anthea Windsor are available via Hightail. Few people can relate to the daily psychological challenge of wondering if a missing child will return home, or if someone will ever receive answers about what happened to their loved one. For families and invest...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Download the Pacific Police Outcomes Paper. Fiji Police Force Commissioner (FPF) Rusiate Tudravu and AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett have together released the official communique from the first Pacific Transnational Crime Summit, held in Fiji from May 18-22. Focused on the opportunity to advance Pacific-led policing cooperation to combat the malicious threat of transnational organised crime ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: With the passing of Neale Daniher, we all grieve for a great Australian. On behalf of the Government and the people of Australia, I offer our heartfelt condolences to the Daniher family: his wife Jan; children Bec, Ben, Lauren and Luke; and his many grandchildren and wider family, who did so much to support the man they loved so deeply. In 2013, after a decorated VFL/AFL career as a player and then co...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. This morning, I convened National Cabinet for an important update on Australia's fuel security. This is the fifth time that National Cabinet has met since the conflict in the Middle East began on February 28. We know, as I've said before, while the conflict is a long way from home, we are not immune to its impacts. And the longer the conflict goes on, the m...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Budget, tax cuts, productivity, CGT and negative gearing changes Phil Coorey: Treasurer Chalmers, thank you for talking with the Financial Review for this video series. I want to start with the Budget, your fifth. It's now 2weeks since you handed it down. There's been a fair bit of controversy, so let's start there. Did you anticipate this level of hostility towards the Budget, that it's attra...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between AFP, Queensland Police Service and ASIO A Queensland man is expected to appear in the Warwick Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2026) for allegedly using an encrypted social media platform to encourage acts of violence against political institutions. The man, 48, was charged after the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) executed a search warrant in Bowenville yester...