RESTAURANT OWNER AND EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Arestaurantowner and anemployee will face court today after allegedly assaulting a fellow employeeata restaurant in Braddon. Police allegethat onthree separate occasions in November(2025), the 40-year-old restaurant owner assaulted thevictimmultiple times, including slapping him in the head and kicking him. On one occasion, a40-year-old employee allegedly punched the victimin the head while the owner was kickinghim. ...


AFP RESTRAINS $8.4 MILLION IN SUSPECTED PROCEEDS OF CRIME AFTER NT POLICE ILLICIT TOBACCO HAUL

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police and Queensland Police Editor's note: Images are available via Hightail The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) has restrained about $8.4 million in assets - including residential and commercial properties, vehicles and a jet ski - following an investigation into the sale of illicit tobacco in ...


PUBLIC HELP SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY CRIMINALS BEHIND MELBOURNE FIREARM PART IMPORTATION ATTEMPT

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of seized firearm parts are available via Hightail. The AFP is calling for public assistance to identify a criminal syndicate allegedly responsible for the attempted importation of hundreds of firearm parts into Melbourne from the USA. Law enforcement became aware of the importation attempts in June 2025. A consignment containing an engine block and two engine transmissions was identi...


SUDAN-BORN MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGED VISA CONDITION BREACH IN NSW

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The NSW Bail Division Local Court heard a matter yesterday (27 November, 2025) regarding a Sudan-born man charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The man was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Liverpool Local Court on 28 January, 2026. The AFP charged the man, 30, on 26 November, 2025, after he was located by New South Wales Police members in Bathurst. It ...


WA MAN JAILED FOR STEALING INTIMATE MATERIAL AND USING 'EVIL TWIN' WIFI NETWORKS

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images, arrest vision and on camera grabs available via Hightail link A West Australian man who created 'evil twin' WiFi networks to capture personal data and hacked into women's online accounts to steal intimate material has been sentenced to seven years and four months' imprisonment. The man, 44, was sentenced in Perth District Court today (28 November, 2025). He will be eligible for parol...


WA JOCTF APPEAL FOR INFORMATION ON SYDNEY MAN'S WHEREABOUTS

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Western Australia Police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Image of Sydney man available via Hightail. The Western Australia Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (WA JOCTF) is appealing for public assistance to locate Sydney man Siafolau Siafolau. A Perthcourt has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old and police suspect he is in New Sou...


POLICE SEEKING DASHCAM FOOTAGE OF CAR AFTER BABY FOUND AT FIRE STATION

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seekingdash-cam footage of ablueSUVafter a baby was found outside the SouthTuggeranong ACT Fire & Rescue Station in Conder yesterday. About 7:20am yesterday (Thursday, 27 November 2025),police were informed that a newborn baby was found outsidethestation,which islocatedat the roundabout ofTharwaDrive and Drakeford Drive. Following information provided by the public, police now believe a blue SUV type v...


MAN CHARGED AFTER FAILING TO PAY FOR SEXUAL SERVICES

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A30-year-old man has been chargedwith sexual assault after allegedly refusing to pay a sex workerhe metlast month. Police will allege the man arranged for the services of a sex worker inOctober (2025)but aftersex, he refusedto pay. The incident was reported to police and on5 November, investigators from the ACT Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team executed a search warrant onaresidence inHarrison. The man was no longe...


APRA RELEASES QUARTERLY INSURANCE STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER 2025

SYDNEY, Nov. 28 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its suite of quarterly industry aggregate insurance statistical publications for the September 2025 quarter. These publications are available on the APRA website from the below links: * Quarterly general insurance performance statistics;* Quarterly life insurance performance statistics;* Quarterly private health insurance performa...


APRA RELEASES MONTHLY AUTHORISED DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTION STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER 2025

SYDNEY, Nov. 28 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for October 2025. The October 2025 publication is available on the APRA websiteat:Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....