BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have launched a search and rescue operation after a 60-year-old Aurukun man was reported missing today, February 1. Initial information indicates the man was last seen leaving his home at around 12pm on January 30, and is believed to have gone fishing at the mouth of the Ward, Watson and Archer Rivers. Police, State Emergency Service volunteers, aerial assets and a wildlife ranger have been de...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 11.30am Saturday 1 February 2025 by the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. This is a FLOOD WATCH AND ACT message from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. Dangerous flooding is expected in the next 24 hours at Cluden, Hermit Park, Idalia, Oonoonba, Railway Estate and Rosslea. PREPARE TO LEAVE. Conditions could change quickly. Listen to local ra...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Five young people have been arrested, and three charged, following the alleged arson of a business in Miles End last night, January 31. Police were called to a Wellington Road business around 10.30pm following reports of a structure fire. The Mount Isa Criminal Investigation Branch located a group of five children nearby a short time later. A 14-year-old Happy Valley girl has been charged one count ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 5.44am on Saturday 1 February, 2025 by the Cassowary Coast Local Disaster Management Group. FLOOD WATCH AND ACT MESSAGE from Cassowary Coast Regional Council forthe Mourilyan area. Localised flooding may occur today. Prepare to move to higher ground if required. Conditions could change quickly. Listen to ABC radio or disaster.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au for more inf...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: **THIS EMERGENCY ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED** EARLIER: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 5.10am Saturday, February 1, 2025 by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council This is a FLOOD EMERGENCY WARNING message from the CassowaryLocal Disaster Management Group. Localised flooding is HAPPENING NOW at South Johnstone River Catchment. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. Conditions could change quickly. Listen to local radio...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man is in custody after police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device (TDD) at Peak Crossing to stop an alleged stolen vehicle last night, January 31. Around 10.08pm, a black VW Tiguan and a silver Hyundai Santa Fe were reported stolen from a Peak Crossing residence. Police, with the support of POLAIR and dog squad, tracked the Santa Fe to a rural property where police successfully deployed ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 8.39pm Saturday February 1 2025 by Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. This is a FLOOD EMERGENCY WARNING message from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. People in the following places must LEAVE BY MIDDAY (12 NOON) Sunday February 2: * Cluden * Hermit Park * Idalia * Oonoonba * Railway Estate * Rosslea Water in the Ross River is rising...
SYDNEY, Jan. 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for December 2024. Copies of the December 2024 monthly publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Myanmar-born man is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (31 January, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with one of his visa-mandated conditions.   The man, 47, was served a court attendance notice on 3 January, 2025, after he was located in Logan. It will be alleged the man breached a condition of his Commonwealth visa on 29 December, 2024, by contacting a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Audio grabs of Commander Schneider available via Hightail The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) has urged school communities to be alert to signs of children being forced to marry, with forced marriages the most reported human trafficking offence in Australia. The AFP responded to 91 reports of forced marriages in 2023-24, which represented almost 25 per cent of...