CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- 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 February and the coming months if conditions remain dry. During the second half of March, releases from Dartmo...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Vietnam-born man is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (20 March, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The man, 29, was charged yesterday (19 March, 2025), after he was located in Brisbane by the AFP with assistance from the Australian Border Force. It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 8 ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Low unemployment has continued under the Albanese Government, according to ABS Labour Force figures for February released today. Today's data shows some expected softening in the labour market, but unemployment is still very low at 4.1percent. The figures show that a total of 1,031,100 jobs have been created since the Albanese Government came to office, the most in any single parliamentary term in Austra...
SYDNEY, March 19 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has made minor changes to reporting standard SRS 101.0 Definitions for Superannuation Data Collections, reporting standard SRS 553.0 Investment Exposure Concentrations and Valuations and reporting standard SRS 606.0 RSE Profile to align to the APRA Connect taxonomy and clarify reporting requirements. The reporting standards are available on th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has officially opened a brand new and purpose-built station in the remote town of Clermont to better support the community into the future. The Clermont Police Station, 380km inland from Rockhampton, services an area of 24,361 sq/km and is staffed by one Sergeant Officer in Charge (OIC), four Senior Constables/Constables and one Administrative Officer. The new fa...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Pakistan-born man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (19 March, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The man, 33, was charged today (19 March, 2025) after he was located in Melbourne. It will be alleged he breached conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 5 March, 2025, and 19 March, 2025, by failing to observe his residential curfew o...
Belconnen, ACT, March 19 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing disputes recent statements asserting that there are certain residences or locations where police will not attend. Put simply - there are no residences or locations in the ACT where this occurs. It is important to note however that ACT Policing does not provide escorting or security services to other government agencies. ACT Policing will always attend a location where there is a specific and current ris...
Belconnen, ACT, March 19 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to identify a man in relation to an assault in the City last month. About 3:00am on Sunday 23 February (2025), a man was assaulted on the corner of East Row and London Circuit, outside of East Row Cafe by a group of males. During the assault the man suffered a broken jaw. Police have spoken to some witnesses, however are seeking further bystanders to come forward to assist in the in...
Belconnen, ACT, March 19 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 51-year-old man will face court today following a family violence incident where police later located 10 cannabis plants being grown hydroponically. About 2.40pm yesterday (Tuesday, 18 March 2025) a woman contacted police to report an alleged family violence incident that had just occurred. Police located the woman at nearby shops and soon after lawfully entered the woman's home to try and locate the alleged offend...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 19 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Crisafulli Government delivers new state of the art police station in Clermont * New Clermont Police Station replaces old station from the 1930s. * The facilityhas been purpose-built to support the Clermont community's current and future needs. * It features more space, an attachedwatchhouse and a vehicle holding yard. The Cr...