Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 20 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 22-year-old man has been charged after allegedly driving at bystanders who attempted to stop him from drink driving last night. About 11pm (Wednesday, 19 February 2025), police allege the man left a licensed premise in Kambah after consuming several alcoholic drinks. Other patrons and staff attempted to stop the man from getting into his vehicle, but he managed to drive away with another man still holding onto the v...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 20 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 05:46 PM Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government axes two taxes to ease cost of living * TheCrisafulli Government delivers cost of living relief forQueenslanders by removing two taxes. * Thousands of first home buyers expected to benefit from the scrapping of stamp duty ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 20 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 04:49 PM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Crisafulli Government moves to bolster CCC reporting powers and restore integrity * Crisafulli Government acts to restore CCC's powers and watchdog's ability to release critical integrity reports. * Landmark laws will end Labor's political protection racket that ke...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (19 February, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The man, 37, was arrested yesterday (18 February, 2025) after he was located in Sydney. It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 4 January, 2025, and 18 February, 2025, by failing to main...
SYDNEY, Feb. 19 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has confirmed two further steps to simplify the prudential framework. First, APRA has today rescinded the 2018 Information Paper "Outsourcing Involving Cloud Computing Services" in light ofPrudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (CPS 230). CPS 230comes into effect 1 July 2025 (replacing existing standards 231 Outsourcing and 23...
SYDNEY, Feb. 19 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) imposed additional licence conditions on BUSS (Queensland) Pty Ltd as the trustee for The Building Unions Superannuation Scheme (Queensland) (BUSSQ)in August 2024 to safeguard the interests of members, to ensure prudential concerns could be addressed effectively and expeditiously and to ensure transparency in BUSSQ's response to such concerns. The ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 20-year-old Rockhampton man has been charged with murder following investigations into the death of a 10-week-old girl at Gracemere on January 22. Around 11.15pm on January 19, emergency services were called to a Gracemere property to reports an infant was unconscious and not breathing. The child sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Rockhampton Base Hospital before being airl...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Blackwater Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 32-year-old Blackwater man with child sex offences following extensive investigations into the alleged grooming of a child online between 2021 and 2024. Police will allege between 2021 and 2024 the man used the internet to groom a 14-year-old boy before engaging in an online sexual act. A report was made to police in August 2024...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 78-year-old Deception Bay man after alleged sexual offences against a girl in Deception Bay on February 15. Investigations indicate a group of people were socialising at a park on Raymond Terrace, Deception Bay when a 78-year-old man attended to a nearby toilet block on his mobility scooter with a girl and allegedly sexually assaulted her. A witness intervened and the incident ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Caboolture Criminal Investigation Branch are continuing to appeal for public assistance to identify two people who may be able to assist with their investigations into the serious assault of a 70-year-old man in Elimbah on January 24. Investigations indicate two men travelling north along Beerburrum Road in a light-coloured dual cab Toyota Hilux Ute have pulled over onto the side ...