SYDNEY, Oct. 24 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has provided an update on its consultation to modernise the prudential framework on governance for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees. In March, APRA proposed eight measures to update its cross-industry prudential standards and guidance on governance for the first time in more than a decade. During the three-month consultation period,...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. It is a great honour to be with you all for the launch of an outstanding new addition to Australian political biography and indeed Australian history. Among many distinguished guests, can I acknowledge all the members of the Whitlam family joining us here today. Includi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 24 -- 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 of the seized drugs are available via Hightail. A Swiss national has been sentenced to more than eight years' imprisonment after attempting to import 21kg of cocaine concealed inside his luggage on board an international flight into Melbourne earlier this year. The man, 21, was sentenced ea...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has launched a new Pacific documentary series, with episode one showcasing the inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo held in Papua New Guinea to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence, and as a tribute to the people of the Pacific and the police men and women who serve their communities. The 'Inside Pacific Policing' series will shine a light on the complexity of law-and-order issues con...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the package available via Hightail. A West Australian man who allegedly attempted to import a child-like sex doll from China is expected to face Perth Magistrates Court today (24 October, 2025). An investigation began in September, 2024, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:  Vision and images from Op Ayr are available via Hightail. Three men who sank a drug-filled luxury sports cruiser in the waters off Western Australia in 2023 have been sentenced to a combined 29 years and six months' imprisonment for their roles in a botched plot to import more than 300kg of cocaine into the state. The WA men, aged 38, 47 and 51, each pleaded guilty to one count of imp...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Taxation Office. A Melton man has been sentenced to one year and six months' imprisonment for defrauding and attempting to defraud the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) of more than $250,000 in fraudulent business activity statements. He was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria on 14 October, 2025, to 18 months impri...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian individual has been sentenced to nine years and nine months' imprisonment by Perth District Court yesterday (22 October, 2025) for accessing, possessing and transmitting more than 100 videos and images of graphic child abuse material. The person, 33, will be eligible for parole in five years and 10 months. An investigation began when the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploita...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Northern Territory Police. A Northern Territory man appeared before the Alice Springs Local Court yesterday (22 October, 2025), accused of soliciting child abuse material via a messaging platform from users overseas. Investigations into the Petermann man, 36, began after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before Liverpool Local Court today (23 October, 2025) charged after allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 30, on 22 October, 2025, after he was located in Sydney It will be alleged the man breached two of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations. The man has be...