Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 27-year-old man will face court today after allegedly driving at police and hitting an officer when they attempted to arrest him last week. About 2pm on Friday (7 November 2025), ACT Policing officers located the man, who was wanted in NSW on an outstanding arrest warrant, in Fyshwick. Officers attempted to arrest him when he exited a store but he got into a vehicle and drove away, allegedly hitting one officer in t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KYLE SANDILANDS, HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. We're just connecting to him now. But I did hear Russell Crowe, legendary actor, a friend of the show, we love Russell, on with Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan says 'what's wrong with Australia? What's going on there?' As if we've, something's going wrong down here. We love our life in Australia. It's a most magnificen...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 9 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has levelled up its recruitment game by teaming up with two of Australia's most popular streamers, Vindooly and Berticuss, to inspire the next generation of police recruits. As part of the ongoing "What will you stand for?" recruitment campaign, the collaboration aims to attract 18 to 35 year-olds by showcasing how their skills mastered in the virtual world-like str...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: With the passing of Graham Richardson, we have lost a giant of the Labor Party and a remarkable Australian. He served as NSW Labor General Secretary. At 33, he arrived in Federal Parliament as the then youngest ever Senator and went on to serve as a Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. He served as Minister for Social Security, for Transport and Communications, and for Health - but it was hi...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage following a vehicle theft and dangerous driving incident. On Friday, 10 October 2025 police responded to reports of a stolen grey 2016 Holden Astra, from a Casey residence. About 7:50pm yesterday (Friday,7 November 2025), police observed the stolen vehicle at the intersection of John Gorton Drive and Cotter Road, Wright. The vehicle drove through a red light at high...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Imagery of the home is available via Hightail. A Victorian couple who enslaved a woman for eight years have had the proceeds of the sale of their home forfeited and ordered to pay $140,000 in combined penalties to the Commonwealth. The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) restrained the Mount Waverley house in 2016 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (Cth) after the couple was ch...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CLARE ARMSTRONG, HOST:Flossie, Prime Minister, thanks for joining me. Flossie, tell me about this pledge you've created for your classmates? FLOSSIE, YEAR 6 STUDENT: Well, for my exhibition this year, I created a pledge that anyone under 16 could sign who came to our exhibition, and it pretty much stated that they promised they wouldn't go on social media until they were over 16. And that they would ob...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Hi everyone, Welcome to this edition of River Reach. I'm coming to you from the beautiful Macquarie Marshes located about 110 kilometres outside of Warren in New South Wales. We've spent the week out here engaging with communities, from local farmers and large irrigators, to environmental groups and local governments. That's because getting out in the community and hearing their views on the Basin Plan...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: images available via Hightail A western Sydney man, 24, is expected to face court today charged with drug possession and supply offences, following AFP search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into more than 700kg of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipping container of dates. AFP inve...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: images of the weapon parts seized offshore are available via Hightail. A Queensland man is expected to face Southport Magistrates Court today (30 October 2025) charged for his alleged role in the importation of hundreds of firearm parts into Australia. The Runaway Bay man, 46, is the second person charged after hundreds of firearm parts sent from Los Angeles, USA, to multiple addresses in Q...