Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 11 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is aware of planned protest activity in the City and Parliament Precinct that will occur tomorrow. A planned protest march is expected from noon tomorrow (12 October 2025), beginning in the City before moving along London Circuit, then Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and will finish at Parliament House. Minor traffic disruptions may occur as the march moves from the City to Parliament House. Drivers are asked ...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 11 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 35-year-old man has been extradited from Sydney to face sexual assault and aggravated robberycharges. In April (2025), police responded to reports that a man had been tied up and robbed at a residence in the ACT. Police allege that the 35-year-old man drugged a 37-year-old man before binding, gagging and sexually assaulting him multiple times. The 35-year-old man also allegedly stole numerous items from the residen...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 78-year-old Pearce man has become the sixth road fatality for 2025 after a truck collided with him at the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre last week. About 2.45pm on Wednesday 1 October 2025, police and ACT Ambulance Service paramedics responded to an injured man that had been hit by a reversing truck and pushed into the rubbish collection area at the resource management centre. Emergency services treated the m...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Pipes and Drums (QPP&D) team is celebrating a significant achievement, having been selected to perform at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Brisbane and Auckland next year. Travelling from its Scottish homeland to Australia and New Zealand next year, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is regarded as one of the world's most prestigious military and cultural showcases, combi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) has concluded its high-visibility road safety initiative, Operation Xray Spring Break today, with concerning results showing a significant number of speeding drivers issued infringements over the school holiday period. QPS is urging motorists to slow down, stay alert and drive safely every time they get behind the wheel. The high-visibility operation ran from Saturday...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Apple Tree Creek this morning, 10 October. Initial investigations indicate that just before 2.00am, a Volvo Prime Mover truck was travelling northbound on the Bruce Highway when it collided with a White Mazda CX-5 and a White Toyota Hilux both travelling in the southbound direction. The passenger of the Mazda, a 14-year-old Brunswick...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force (ABF) A Filipino national is expected to appear in Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court today (10 October, 2025) charged with a series of fraud offences for allegedly creating and using fake identification documents as part of her role working at Melbourne Airport. The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) commenced ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images and vision available via Hightail link A Polish national is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (10 October, 2025) charged with allegedly trying to import about 4kg of cocaine into Australia hidden in his luggage. An investigation began after Australian Border Force (ABF) officer...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RENEE COFFEY, MEMBER FOR GRIFFITH:Welcome back here to Stones Corner in the beautiful electorate of Griffith. It's fantastic to have the Prime Minister back here. Last time we were here, I was the candidate for Griffith, and it was April, and this was a construction site, so we had our hard hats and our goggles. So it's great to be here now that we've got tenants moving in with the BHC. We know how muc...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australians have clocked up more than two million visits to Labor's free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, easing pressure on hospital emergency departments and keeping critical care focused where it is needed most. New data shows that the average number of visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics has risen to almost 26,000 per week nationally, and this number is expected to continue to grow as more clinics...