Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is reminding Canberrans to secure their homes and hide valuables after three teenagers were charged with breaking into a Griffith home. Last month (23 July 2025), three teenagers and an unknown offender in a stolen BMW sedan stopped on a street in Griffith, ACT. A 14-year-old boy and 15-year-old boy attempted to enter a home through the front and rear doors but were unsuccessful as both were locked. At th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: At today's Investor Roundtable I released the Council of Financial Regulators' (CFR) review into small and medium‑sized bank competition and the government's response to the review. This review looked into ways to help create a more dynamic, diverse and resilient Australian banking sector. A more diverse banking sector is good for competition, good for consumers, good for industry and good for the ec...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today we have issued more invitations to the Government's Economic Reform Roundtable, this time for specific sessions of the agenda. The Roundtable is all about building consensus on long term economic reform, with a focus on resilience, productivity and budget sustainability. These invitees bring deep expertise in their respective fields. They include policy experts, economists, heads of key government ag...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Audio grabs available via Hightail The AFP has charged a Sydney man for allegedly smuggling an encrypted communications device into a corrections facility. The matter was heard before Downing Centre Local Court today (5 August, 2025). His next court appearance is scheduled for 30 September, 2025. Police identified the man, 25, following the arrest of multiple Sydney men as part of Operation K...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Updated at 2pm, Wednesday 6 August 2025 Good news Canberra, the missing woman has been located safe and well. Thank you for your assistance. -- ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 24-year-old woman Makayla Hund. Makayla has not been seen or heard from since early July and was last seen at her home in Lyons (ACT). She is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 160cm (5'3") tal...
SYDNEY, Aug. 5 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has placed an additional $5.5 million capital requirement and imposed additional licence conditions on KeyInvest Limited (KeyInvest), following a review of its risk management framework. KeyInvest is a life insurance company and friendly society that primarily offers funeral bonds. An independent review undertaken at APRA's request identified sh...
Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4: 1. It is not normally the practice of the Court to give reasons in uncontentious adoptions. That is not because those adoptions are unimportant. It is simply because there is no particular legal issue or contest whose resolution must be added to the public record of the Court's work in applying and developing the law. 2. The judges of the Court exercise their statutory role to make...
Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4: 1. The substantive proceedings in this matter concern an application under s 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (the Act) brought by Dr Avinash Suryawanshi (the Applicant), a former employee of the Sydney Local Health District (the Respondent to these proceedings, the Health Secretary, being the nominal Respondent in such matters), filed on 2 April 2025 alleging his dismissal w...
Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4: 1. I delivered judgment in these proceedings on 30 April 2025: see 85 Princess Pty Ltd v Fleming [2025] NSWSC 407. The substantive result was that the plaintiff (85 Princess) established that the defendant (Mr Fleming) was in breach of contract but that it was only entitled to nominal damages, which were assessed at $100. 2 These reasons concern the question of costs. 3 On 6 June ...
Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4: 1.The plaintiff, Gordana Skidmore (aged 52), and the defendant, Aleksandra Salvatore (aged 40), are the children of the late Dragica Lukac and her late husband, Vlajko Lukac. Without disrespect, I shall refer to the various family members by their given names. 2. Vlajko predeceased Dragica in March 2022. Dragica died on 15 January 2023. Aleksandra is the sole beneficiary and execut...