CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: When we look to Bondi, we see it not just as a beach, but as a part of our promise to the world. A welcoming embrace. That famous crescent of sand and water where there is room for everyone. A place where nothing should break but the waves. And yet there on that most fateful of evenings, our hearts were collectively shattered. The terrorist attack was anything but random. It was antisemitic. Jewish ...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A51-year-oldCampbellman will facecourttoday after allegedly stealingalmost $5,000 worth of alcohol from bottle shops 21 times since October. Police will allege the manstole alcohol from two stores in Dickson and the citybetween 6 October 2025 and 21 January 2026. On one occasion, the man enteredastore three times in one day, allegedly stealingmore than $800 worth of alcohol. Following enquiries, police attended an ad...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating following a fatal traffic crash at Banksia Beach yesterday afternoon, 20 January. About 12.30pm, police were called to the intersection of Reef Street and Sunderland Drive following reports a blue Nissan Navara and a white MG hatchback had collided. The driver of the MG, a 79-year-old Banksia Beach woman, died at the scene. The driver of the Nissan, a 41-year-old Ningi man,...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 21 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Late last night our laws to crack down on hate speech and take sensible action on firearms passed the Parliament. And I want to thank all Members and Senators who voted for this legislation. I want to acknowledge all who participated in the debate as well. We recalled Parliament as soon as we could to achieve this. I stood in this courtyard last month an...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RAF EPSTEIN, HOST:I had a chat to the Prime Minister earlier this morning. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf, and welcome back. I hope you had a good break. EPSTEIN: I did, thank you. Do we need some hate speech laws? PRIME MINISTER: I think we certainly do. And we are going to proceed with what we can get through tomorrow through the Parliament. Firstly, one b...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Matilda. Edith Brutman. Dan Elkayam. Boris and Sofia Gurman. Alexander Kleytman. Rabbi Yaakov Levitan. Peter Meagher. Reuven Morrison. Marika Pogany. Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Adam Smyth. Boris Tetleroyd. Tania Tretiak. Tibor Weitzen. Mr Speaker, the minute of silence we have just observed echoes with those 15 names. Fifteen innocent people for whom today should be just another Monday morning...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of the newly appointed Deputy Commissioner are available via Hightail. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has announced the appointment of the new Deputy Commissioner National Security, to assist the mission to defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from domestic and global security threats. Deputy Commissioner Hilda Sirec APM was promoted following a rigorous selection proc...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 17 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two men will face the ACTMagistratesCourt today (Saturday 17 January2026) after being arrested by police for separate family violence incidents overnight. About7:30pm last night (Friday 16 January 2026), police attended a residence inGungahlinfollowing reports thata 50-year-old man had allegedly assaulted and threatened his partner.Police allege the manalso burnt some of his partner's belongingsin a brazier. He was ar...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Footage and images of the arrest and seizure are available via Hightail. Three members of one family are expected to face Perth Magistrates Court today (16 January, 2026) charged over their alleged roles in a crime group involved in the large-scale supply of illicit tobacco and vapes. A woman, 47, her father, 68, and her son-in-law, 26, were arrested after the AFP seized about $1 million in ...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police are seeking witnesses to a dangerous driving incident in Tuggeranong last night where a 25-year-old man was arrested. About 11pm (Thursday, 15 January 2026), police conducting patrols in Conder observed alight-coloured Toyota HiLuxwith NSW registrationFNW51Pdoing a burnout at the intersection of Box Hill Avenue and Heidelberg Street. Police directed the driver topull overbut hefailed tostop, instead driving awa...