CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail A Sydney man has been charged over the alleged importation of a child-like sex doll and the production and possession of AI-generated child abuse material on multiple digital devices. The man appeared before Blacktown Local Court yesterday (18 October, 2025) and was ref...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 18 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A33-year-oldRichardsonman will face court today, charged with multiple family violence offences allegedly committed overfouryears. Between 2022 and 2025, police allege the man physically assaulted his partner, including while she was pregnant,strangledher, threatened to kill her, and breached a family violence order. Policeexecuted a search warrant at the man's home yesterday morning(Friday 17 October)andlocatedaknife...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 18 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A28-year-old man has been charged withseriouslyassaulting and forcibly confining a 78-year-old man at his home over three days. Police allegethe28-year-old man arranged to stay with the 78-year-old man at his home in Brucein early October, but between Wednesday and Friday (15-17 October 2025), he repeatedly assaulted the older man, including kicking and choking him. About 8pm last night, the older man managed to leave...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 18 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: trade, critical minerals Jim Chalmers: Australia's interests are best served by more trade, not more trade barriers. And that's the approach that we take to this. Yes, we have the lowest tariffs from the US around the world, and that's good for Australia in comparative terms. And most of our trade goes elsewhere. But we are concerned, we have raised our concern over the course of recent mont...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues increases under warming conditions. * Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans, animals and the environment. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin's rivers/storages including in northern regions, mid-Murray systems, and in VIC's central north. A marine algal species remains present in SA's Coorong but i...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: US tariffs on Australia, Australia-China trade relations, AUKUS review Jim Sciutto: I sat down with Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers earlier and asked him how the trade war was affecting his country's economy. Jim Chalmers: Australia's interests are best served by more trade, not more trade barriers. We've made that clear. We see tariffs as ultimately self‑defeating. Australians are ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence Industry Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Subjects: meetings in the US and Korea with counterparts, Australia signs tax treaty with Ukraine, defence spending Jim Chalmers: This is a time of great uncertainty in the global economy. This is a global economy which has been resilient so far, but which is still defined by risk. Ev...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 17 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two men have lost their licences after being caught speeding by more than 45km/h in separate incidents yesterday. About 1:10pm (Thursday, 16 October 2025), police conducting patrols on William Hovell Drive in Whitlam detected a beige Volkswagen Passat travelling at 161 km/h in a signposted 90hm/h zone. Police activated their emergency lights and sirens and pulled over the 20-year-old Evatt man, who was driving on an i...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has signed Australia's first ever tax treaty with Ukraine. More two‑way trade is in the interests of both Australia and Ukraine. This tax treaty will strengthen economic ties between our two countries. Once in force, the treaty will make it easier and more efficient for Australian and Ukrainian businesses to trade and invest in each other through reduced withholding tax rate...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: investor meetings, Coalition Jim Chalmers: I'm here today in New York City to talk about Australia as an attractive investment destination. This is a time of great global economic uncertainty and Australia has a big opportunity to be a beneficiary of all of this churn and change. So today I've been speaking with some of the world's biggest investors, representing around $25trillion of funds ...