80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Eighty years ago, Prime Minister Ben Chifley began his address to the nation with a sentence of perfect simplicity - and infinite power: Fellow citizens, the war is over. The signing of the surrender was some weeks off, but the darkness that had engulfed the world - and made its last stand in the Pacific - was at last lifted. Here in Sydney - as they did in towns and cities across Australia - crowds...


RADIO INTERVIEW - ABC MELBOURNE

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RAFAEL EPSTEIN, HOST:Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Good morning, thanks for joining us. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Raf. Good to be with you. EPSTEIN: The ABC reported on Tuesday about a male child care worker in Melbourne, as we heard in the headlines, accused of grooming, banned from working in childcare. Reported on Tuesday, the system we've got on Friday,...


MAN EXTRADITED FROM SA TO FACE PERJURY CHARGES

Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 15 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 39-year-old man has been extradited from South Australia to face perjury and other charges after allegedly providing false documents in court. In 2020, police began an investigation into the man after he stole approximately $40,000 from a travel agency he was employed by. The man pleaded guilty to burglary and theft offences in June 2023 and was scheduled to appear before court multiple times for sentencing. Police...


WOMAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED FALSE ID TRAVEL AND THEFTS FROM ADELAIDE AND CAIRNS AIRPORTS

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Australian woman will face the Adelaide Magistrates' Court today (15 August, 2025) charged with allegedly stealing items from retail stores at both Adelaide and Cairns airports, as well as allegedly travelling under a false name. AFP officers were patrolling Adelaide Airport on 3 June, 2025, when they allegedly witnessed the woman, 40, take an item from a retail store and leave without paying. The...


WA MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGED AIRSIDE SECURITY BREACH AT PERTH AIRPORT

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (15 August, 2025) charged with allegedly breaching a security restricted area at Perth Airport. The AFP charged the man, 21, on 2 August, 2025, after he allegedly activated a 'break glass' alarm to open a door inside a domestic terminal and enter a restricted area known as 'air...


APRA PUBLISHES UPDATES TO FAQS ON SUPERANNUATION DATA REPORTING

SYDNEY, Aug. 15 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) added 32 new frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the Superannuation Data Reporting. The Superannuation Data Reporting FAQs and worked examples are available on the APRA website: Frequently Asked Questions - Superannuation Data Transformation. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES

Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 45-year-old Greenway man will face court today charged with drug trafficking offences after search warrants were executed in Greenway and Duffy yesterday. In April (2025), officers from Tuggeranong Police Station began an investigation into the man's alleged involvement in drug trafficking and participating in a criminal group in the ACT. Yesterday (Wednesday, 13 August 2025), officers executed search warrants on a ...


MULTICULTURAL QUEENSLAND MONTH SPOTLIGHT: POLICE LIAISON OFFICER BULLE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) is proud to shine a Multicultural Queensland Month Police Liaison Officer (PLO) spotlight on PLO Faysal Bulle. For PLO Bulle, policing is about connection, trust and creating pathways to belonging. He said his decision to join QPS as a PLO was driven by his commitment to service and a desire to build stronger, more inclusive communities. "A passion for serving commun...


NORWEGIAN DIVING DUO SENTENCED OVER THWARTED $26 MILLION COCAINE IMPORT PLOT

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images from the Operation are available via Hightail. Two Norwegian nationals have been jailed for attempting to possess 80kg of cocaine smuggled into Australia in 2023 concealed as a parasitic attachment on the hull of a bulk carrier. A man, 53, was sentencedyesterday (13 August, 20...


NSW MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY PRODUCING AI-GENERATED CHILD ABUSE MATERIAL AND POSSESSING BESTIALITY CONTENT

CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police Force and Australian Border Force A NSW South Coast man has been charged with three child abuse material offences, including allegedly possessing more than 1000 illicit images and videos involving minors as young as one. The man, 58, who is due to face court again next month (30 September, 2025) was initially arrested on ...