CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. As Australians we have the unique privilege of sharing this continent with the world's oldest continuous culture. That is a source of pride, for all of us. Distinguished guests, my fellow Australians. Every year, on the eve of our national day, we honour the peopl...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between AFP and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail Three Victorian men are expected to appear in the NSW Local Court - Bail Division today (24 January, 2026), after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 42kg of illicit drugs concealed inside their luggage on board an international flight into Australia. Australian Border Force (ABF) offi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Victorian woman is scheduled to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today (24 January, 2026), charged with allegedly breaching a secure restricted area at Gold Coast Airport. The AFP responded to a call for assistance at the airport yesterday (23 January, 2026) after the woman, 25, allegedly attempted to enter a restricted airside area at a boarding gate, without a boarding pass. Airline staff stopped ...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 24 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATED 12:30PM Sunday,25 January 2026 Thanks Canberra, Izaak has been safely located and returned to medical care. -- ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 22-year-old man Izaak Ramunni. Izaak has not been seen or heard from since 2:20pm today, 24 January 2026, and was last seen in Parkes, when he absconded from medical care. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 170cm (5'7...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 24 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 53-year-old Red Hill man has been charged with child sex offences after allegedly grooming a girl. In January (2026), police received information regarding an inappropriate relationship between the man and a 13-year-old girl known to him. Police will allege the man began grooming the girl in 2023. Yesterday afternoon (Friday, 23 January 2026), investigators from the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team executed a se...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Video grabs of Commander Helen Schneider, and filmed tutorials on how to edit back to school photos for safety, are available via Hightail. The AFP-led Australian Centre to Combat Child Exploitation (ACCCE) is guiding parents and carers on how to keep their children SAFE as they head into the classroom for 2026. According to AFP Commander Human Exploitation Helen Schneider, the start of the ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man, 35, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined $5000 for possessing and transmitting child abuse and bestiality material. The Butler man was sentenced by Perth District Court on 18 December, 2025, to two years' imprisonment, to be released on a recognisance release order after 12 months, after he previously pleaded guilty to: * Three counts of possess child abuse materia...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is warning of the dangers of leaving pets in hot vehicles after officers rescued two dogsin Tuggeranong earlier this week. About 4pmon Wednesday (21 January 2026),police received reports of two dogs locked ina carin ashoppingcentrecarpark. Policearrivedandobservedthe two dogs in a very distressed state, withthe outside of the carvery hotto touch and all the windows shut. Officers gained access to the veh...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A40-year-old man has been charged after allegedly lighting a fire in theGungahlinJoint Emergency Services Centreyesterday afternoon. About 5pm (Thursday, 22 January 2026), the man entered thefoyeroftheGungahlinJoint Emergency Services Centrewith a jerry canand allegedly poured petrol ontothe floor beforethrowing the jerry can into the building. He then allegedly lit the petrol with alighterbefore fleeing in a vehicle....
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has congratulated the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) after it foiled an alleged attempt by a criminal syndicate to smuggle hundreds of litres of heroin and MDMA through Malaysia, with the shipment allegedly bound for Australian shores. The consignment, which consisted of two shipping containers listed to contain juice boxes and olive oil, was intercepted by the RMP when it arrived in Malaysia on 18 Jan...