Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is aware of planned protest activity in the City and Parliament Precinct that will occur on Sunday. A planned protest march is expected from noon on Sunday (24 August 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, Aug. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 42-year-old Watson man has been charged with multiple driving offences following a police pursuit through inner south suburbs yesterday. About 11:30am yesterday (Thursday, 21 August 2025) police conducting patrols on John Gorton Drive observed an unregistered grey Mazda 6. Further checks revealed the owner of the Mazda had a suspended licence and was subject to an arrest warrant. Police attempted to stop the vehicl...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: AGL in conjunction with River Murray Operations announced today that releases from Dartmouth Reservoir will be maintained for the purposes of Electricity Generation. The current discharge at Coleman's Gauge of 1700 ML/d or 1.62 M gauge height will be maintained until 12:00pm Monday 25/08/2025 This release will be reassessed at this time to understand the next change. A further flow advice will be issu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: At any given time, water flowing through the river is destined for various uses, including irrigation, industry, communities, the environment, and meeting South Australia's flow entitlement. The exact mix of these flow components is determined by a number of factors including demand and water availability. Each month we provide an update showing flows in the River Murray system including the total volu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Welcome to day 3. By my count we're into the 20th hour of the Economic Reform Roundtable. I wanted to begin today, the way I began yesterday and really say thank you again for the way that we collectively approached some really difficult issues yesterday. And especially pleasing to see the really genuine exchanges around some of the more difficult issues, including artificial intelligence yesterday. And the r...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 23-year-old NSW woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting her partner during an altercation at a Canberra hotel. About 3:30am this morning (Thursday, 21 August 2025), police attended a hotel room in Forrest after the woman's partner called police. The woman allegedly punched her partner in the head and threw an empty glass bottle at him. The woman was arrested by police, and charged with assault occasioning...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subject: Economic Reform Roundtable, tax, productivity, road user charge Jim Chalmers: Thanks, everyone. I wanted to start where I finished the meeting a few minutes ago and say this: it's a real privilege to govern or help govern a country like ours at a time of such rapid and consequential change. And at the front of all of our minds around that Cabinet room table, not just over the last 3days, but e...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, tax, road user charge Sarah Ferguson: Jim Chalmers, welcome to 7.30. Jim Chalmers: Thanks Sarah, always happy to be the warm‑up act for Jacob Greber. Ferguson: Well, thank you for that. Now obviously there's a lot to get through, but let me start with tax. You've acknowledged the tax system is fundamentally unfair to younger workers compared to older Aust...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- 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: Seizure vision and images available via Hightail. The AFP is calling for public assistance after 350kg of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $323 million, was detected and seized from a container in Sydney. The Australian Border Force (ABF) intercepted the container and examined it in April 2025...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Editor's note: Vision of search warrant available via Hightail. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) has charged a second man over the alleged Adass Israel Synagogue arson attack in December 2024. The Meadow Heights man, 20, has been charged with criminal damag...