CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- 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: an image of the arrest is available via Hightail A Glenmore Park man who faced Penrith Local Court yesterday charged with three online child abuse-related offences was refused bail. Following intelligence-led screening, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers identified the 46-year-old man and examined ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Brisbane man has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for preparing to travel into Syria to engage in hostile activities. The man, 35, was sentenced yesterday (28 October, 2025) by the Queensland Supreme Court. He will serve a minimum non-parole period of four years and six months. An investigation by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT), involving the AFP, Queensland Police Services a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the ABS show that underlying inflation was at the top of the target band in the September quarter. This means underlying inflation has now been between two and threepercent for three consecutive quarters. While headline inflation increased last quarter, this was largely as a result of the end of state energy rebates, and it remains much lower than its peak. Inflation has ticked up today,...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 45-year-old Calwell man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after police will allege he barricaded himself and another woman in his home for more than six hours yesterday afternoon. At about 12.20pm yesterday afternoon, police attended a Calwell home to perform a welfare check on the man. Upon arriving at the home, police observed several physical barricades in and around the house, including steel bars...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 41-year-old Bonner man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after he was charged with assault and weapon offences. About 11:30am yesterday (Tuesday, 28 October 2025) police allege the man attended a carpark at a Gungahlin school and assaulted a family member. He then proceeded to allegedly assault her friend, before threatening her group of friends with an axe. The incident was reported to police and about 2pm...
SYDNEY, Oct. 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has commenced a second round of consultation on modifications to its capital framework for longevity products, including annuities. The changes are designed to create an environment that supports the development and availability of longevity products for Australian retirees, while safeguarding policyholder interests. In June 2025, APRA released...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Those who call the Lower Murray home care deeply about the health of its waterways - including Murray Bridge local and MDBA Regional Engagement Officer (REO), Kate Barlett. Kate not only grew up and raised her own family on the river, but she also helps run her family dairy farm that relies on water from the river to irrigate the land. Living and working through times of drought has left Kate with a de...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, NSWPF, SAPOL, TASPOL and QPS. Editor's note: A factsheet and audio grabs from AFP spokesperson is available via Hightail. Criminals are weaponising vulnerabilities in Australia's construction industry to steal millions of dollars via Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. AFP Assistant Commissioner Cyber Command Richard Chin said the AFP was tracking a concer...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 24-year-old man from Ngunnawal has been charged with attempting to take intimate images without consent, failing to stop for police and possessing stolen property after police executed a search warrant earlier at his residence today. About 2:30pm on Friday, 3 October (2025), police conducting routine patrols in Gungahlin sighted a man riding an electric scooter without a helmet, while subsequently carrying a second e...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 33-year-old Chisholm man will be charged after crashing his motorcycle while allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol in Calwell last month. About 10pm on 21 September, 2025, police were called to the intersection of Webber Crescent and Were Street in Calwell and located a damaged motorcycle resting on the side of the road. Ten minutes later, police located the rider, who had fled the scene following the c...