Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 57-year-old man has died following a single motorcycle collision on Tidbinbilla Road this afternoon. About noon today, an ACT Road Policing officer patrolling on Tidbinbilla road observed a group of motorbike riders speeding while travelling in the opposite direction. Soon after, one of those riders failed to take a right-hand bend in the road and collided with a tree to the left of the roadway. Other riders and the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Lawrence Wong, to Australia from 6 to 9 October 2025. This will be Prime Minister Wong's first official visit to Australia since taking office, and coincides with 60 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Singapore. Australia and Singapore have a deep and longstanding relationship, underpinned by...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 26-year-old man Pradip Itani. Pradiphas not been seen or heard from since lunchtime on Wednesday (1 October 2025) and was last seen in Belconnen. He is described as of Nepalese heritage, about 165cm (5'5") tall, with a medium build, a dark beard and short dark hair. Pradip does not have a vehicle and usually moves around Canberra using public transport....
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 23-year-old Chisholm man has been charged with multiple offences after an alleged aggravated burglary where a mother and son were threatened with a taser. About 12.50pm yesterday (Saturday, 5 October 2025) the Chisholm man allegedly attended a Duffy home and threatened a woman and her son with a taser - demanding prescription drugs and cash. He allegedly forced the two people into a bedroom and continued threatening t...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 13-year-old girl Janessa Williams. Janessa was last seen leaving a residence in Franklin about 3pm this afternoon (Saturday, 4 October 2025). She is described as Aboriginal in appearance and she was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black ripped jeans and grey/white Nike sneakers. Concerns are held for Janessa's welfare, and police are requesting the pu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Pakistan-born man is set to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (3 October, 2025) charged for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 37, today (3 October, 2025) after he was located in Sydney. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa when hewent within a prohibited distance of a school. The man has be...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force. Editor's note:Imagery of the search warrant is available viaHightail. A Wangaratta man is expected to face Melbourne Magistrates Court today (3 October, 2025) for allegedly possessing and soliciting child abuse material from the Philippines via a messaging service. ABF members searched the man, 43, when he arrived ...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 3 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 23-year-old woman Jorja Riley-Brown. Jorja, who is also known as Nakira, has not been seen or heard from since Monday afternoon (29 September 2025) and was last seen in Lyneham. Jorja is described as Caucasian in appearance, with long brown hair and a slim build. She has a distinctive flower tattoo on her left hand. Jorja may be in the Dickson area or ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police Force A Sydney man is expected to face Bankstown Local Court today (3 October, 2025) charged with allegedly possessing and sharing child abuse material online. Investigations began after an online user uploaded child abuse material to a social media platform. Police allegedly linked the man, 26, to the illegal activity. AFP ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Download vision of the ceremony and march out. The AFP has farewelled Commissioner Reece P Kershaw APM, who retired today (3 October, 2025) after more than 37 years of distinguished service to the Australian community. Minister for Home Affairs, The Honourable Tony Burke MP, joined family, friends and current and former AFP members, as well as State and Territory Police Commissioners and othe...