Belconnen, ACT, May 24 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 34-year-old man will face court today after allegedly strangling another man following a carpark dispute in Belconnen last night. Around 9.00pm (Friday, 23 May 2025), a male resident attempted to park his vehicle in the carparkof his apartment buildingwhen another vehiclecut him off. The driver of the second vehicle - the 34-year-old man - allegedly began yelling at the resident before getting out and approaching his...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:images are available via Hightail The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) has restrained more than $20 million in assets from a NSW pharmacist, including a mansion, a retail property, two Ferraris, two Lamborghinis and a McLaren. The AFP began an investigation in February, 2023, following a referral from the Department of Health and Aged Care in relation to a pharmacist alleg...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson Crisafulli Government grants unite Queenslanders to commemorate Reconciliation Week * The Crisafulli Government has provided more than $100,000 to 41 local organisations through the 2025 Celebrating Reconciliation Grants ini...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Land purchased and planning starts for new special school on Brisbane's Bayside * Early-stage planning to ease enrolment pressure at Darling Point Special School. * Land purchased at Manly West for future education facilities. * Concept master plan and detailed business case to be prepared in consultation with local schools. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 23 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Today marks a new era for marine rescue in the Torres Strait as Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) welcomes three Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) units to the fold, as well as launches its first newly established MRQ unit. MRQ Kubin - located on Moa Island - was established in response to community need and joins the newly launched MRQ units on Thursday Island, Masig and St Pauls. Activity on the water is ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A West Australian man is scheduled to face Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025), charged with two online child abuse offences. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport selected the man, 73, for a baggage examination when he arrived on an overseas flight on 12 May, 2025. During the examination, the A...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and the Western Australia Police Force Editor's note:Image available via Hightail A St James man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025), charged for allegedly possessing and accessing child abuse material and bestiality content. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET) charged the man...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note:Image available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025) charged with allegedly posing as a juvenile to sexually exploit children into sending him intimate images. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACE...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision and images available via Hightail The AFP has charged two Romanian nationals for their alleged roles in a deceptive $800,000 card skimming scheme that involved tampering with ATMs across Sydney and the Illawarra region. The men, aged 48 and 41, are scheduled to appear before Hornsby Local Court today (23 May, 2025) both charged with: * One count of dealing in money worth $100,000 or mo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Audio grabs from AFP Assistant Commissioner Peter Crozier available on Hightail. The AFP has won Gold at the 2025 New York Festivals Radio Awards for its Search Among the Sunflowers podcast, which reveals the AFP's role in the haunting and decade-long investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Released last year ahead of the tragedy's 10th anniversary, the five-e...