CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. Transfers from Dartmouth Dam to Hume Dam are expected to continue throughout June and the coming months if conditions remain dry. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge) are e...
Belconnen, ACT, June 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to help identify a man who is believed to have information about an assault in Petrie Plaza in the City last month. About 11:20pm on Saturday (24 May 2025), police responded to an incident in Petrie Plaza near the merry-go-round where a 44-year-old NSW man was allegedly assaulted by a group of young people. Police have identified three young people who are believed to have been...
Belconnen, ACT, June 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 23 year-old Taylor man, on a suspended licence, has been charged following a single vehicle collision in Bruce. At around 11:45 am yesterday (Thursday 5 June) police were travelling along Gunghalin Drive when they came across a single vehicle collision. Police allege the driver of a gold coloured Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north on Gunghalin Drive when they lost control of the vehicle causing it to flip over t...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The Basin Officials Committee (BOC) meeting 104 was hosted by the ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and held on 14 May 2025. It followed a field trip on 13 May 2025 in the Upper Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. During the field trip BOC met with: Chair of the ACT and Region Catchment Management Coordination Group, Maxine Cooper; ...
SYDNEY, June 5 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released an update on the progress life companies (life insurers and friendly societies) have made in addressing issues related to premium increases, product design, and disclosure and marketing materials.    The regulatorsfirst notified life companies in Dece...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Accounts, tariffs impact modelling, superannuation, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax SallySara: 'A decent outcome', that's how the federal Treasurer has described the modest growth over the first quarter of this year, with the economy growing by just 0.2 of apercent. But with global volatility continuing, including escalating trade tensions, of course, and new US tariffs on steel and alumi...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of pistol available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (5 June, 2025) charged with allegedly carrying a foldable pistol in his luggage. The AFP was notified yesterday (4 June, 2025) that Perth Airport security had allegedly found a firearm during an x-ray screening of a passenger's backpack. Police searched the backpack and f...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (5 June, 2025) charged with allegedly threatening airline staff and verbally abusing AFP officers at Perth Airport. The man, 24, was charged by the AFP following an alleged incident on 16 May, 2025. The AFP attended the domestic terminal in response to a man allegedly using threatening and offensive language towards airline st...
Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 36-year-old Chapman man has been charged after a firearm and knife were located in his possession while being treated for minor injuries in a Canberra hospital yesterday. Around 10.50am yesterday, (Tuesday, 3 June 2025) police attended The Canberra Hospital and located and seized a black pistol and a knife. Police also allege they located four combination lock boxes, digital scales and a number of small plastic ziploc...
Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a three-vehicle collision in Holder on Sunday afternoon. About 1:30pm Sunday, 1 June 2025, a black Toyota Hiluxcollided with a Kia Carnival and Toyota Corolla on Hyndes Crescent before coming to a stop in a nearby garden. Police and emergency services attended the scene, and one man was transported to hospital for further assessment. ACT Policing's Major Collision Investigation Tea...