SYDNEY, March 6 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released today eight proposals to strengthen its prudential governance framework for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees. This represents the first significant update to APRA's governance standards for more than a decade. The proposals will ensure that APRA's governance standards reflect contemporary best practice and establish cle...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Melbourne man is expected to face the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (6 March, 2025) after allegedly trying to steal mobile numbers from unsuspecting victims of identity theft. In July, 2024, an Australian telecommunications company alerted the AFP that multiple attempts had been made to port mobile numbers to its network using potentially stolen identification information. Porting scams involve the ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Tropical Cyclone Alfred's estimated arrival is drawing closer and Brisbane police are continuing to ensure the community is prepared. On Tuesday, March 4, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) pre-deployed officers to areas including the Moreton and Bay Island communities, to door knock and assist in preparations and any emergency response. Yesterday, March 5, hundreds of Brisbane police door knocked ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are on scene at an incident at Arundel. Initial information indicates that around 8.15am, a man wanted by police was sighted at Calvary Court in Labrador. The man presented a firearm at police before fleeing in a stolen vehicle which eventually came to a stop on Brisbane Road in Arundel. Around 9.30am, a second confrontation took place between the man and police, and the man was shot by poli...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating a shooting incident at Berserker yesterday afternoon, March 5. Emergency services were called at approximately 12.30pm, to reports gunshots had been heard from inside a house. Initial investigations indicate a 40-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his leg following an incident at a Peter Street address. The man was t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 41-year-old female senior constable from Brisbane Region has been issued with a notice to appear in relation to alleged drink driving. The member has been charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath and obstruct police, allegedly committed while off duty. The member has been stood down from the Queensland Police Service and is expected to appear in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on March...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An 18-year-old man has been arrested after being found with a gel-blaster in Lyons. About 6:15am this morning (Wednesday, 6 March 2025), officers from Woden Station attended the man's residence following information that he was in possession of an illegal firearm. During a search of the man's bedroom, police located a gel-blaster, clip seal bags believed to contain cocaine, a small container containing a large amount ...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Seven teenagers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in multiple home burglaries and stolen vehicles across Canberra since February this year. Since 1 January 2025, almost 200 vehicles have been reported stolen to police. Operation Minlaton was established in early February in response and to date, has identified more than a dozen teenagers and one young adult allegedly involved in multiple thefts. Followi...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman have been charged in relation to an incident last week that saw a shopping centre placed into lockdown. About 3.15pm last Thursday (27 February 2025) police received reports that a male was threatening people in the Canberra Outlet Centre with a machete. Following investigations, it was confirmed that the boy and a woman had been in the centre for a period of time before enter...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 6 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: In the next decade, it is likely that temperatures will rise, and there will be less water in the Basin due to the changing climate. This will impact where water-based animals and plants can live. Animals and plants have specific habitat needs for their survival. For an animal, this means food, water and shelter and their ability to find a mate and reproduce. For a plant, a habitat must provide the righ...