CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police & Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seizure are available via Hightail. Three men have been charged for their alleged roles in the importation of $555 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in rolls of fabric. The men, aged 22, 24 and 28, all from New South Wales, were arrested in Brisbane on Monday 14 July, 2025 an...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Queensland man is expected to appear before Cairns Magistrates Court today (16 July, 2025) charged with allegedly making a false or misleading statement to create and operate an online bank account. The AFP started an investigation after the man, 61, accidently left about $10,000 in cash in a bag at Cairns Airport in late 2024 when he was flying out of Australia. The man was questioned on his return and ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Tasmanian Government, TasTAFE and Tasmania Police Editor's note: Images and vision from re_B00TCMP are available via Hightail. Tasmania's most talented tech students have taken a deep dive into the world of ethical hacking at re_B00TCMP - a cyber program designed to educate teens about the crucial online boundaries that separate cyber champions from cybercrimi...
Belconnen, ACT, July 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 28-year-old Gowrie man will face court today after allegedly stealing from and tendering counterfeit currency at multiple City retail businesses this week. About 9.20am on Monday (14 July 2025) the man entered a sunglass store where he allegedly stole a pair of Versace sunglasses, with staff allegedly observing the man to be in possession of a knife. Police attended the store soon after the incident and later on Mon...
Belconnen, ACT, July 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 59-year-old NSW man will face the ACT Magistrates court today after being charged with multiple child sexual assault offences that allegedly occurred in Calwell in the early 90's. In 2021, ACT Policing received a report regarding alleged assaults by a Calwell man against a child under 5-years-old that were alleged to have occurred in 1994. Investigators believe that during the 1990s and early 2000s, the man particip...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: This week I will join international counterparts for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Durban, SouthAfrica. There could not be a more important time for G20 nations to work together and for Australia to be part of that collective effort. Australia is a big believer in these multinational opportunities and a big beneficiary of global economic cooperation and free and open mar...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues typically reduces across warmer to cooler seasons. * Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans and animals. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin including northern Basin rivers/storages, NSW central west, Menindee Lakes, Lachlan/Murrumbidgee and mid-Murray systems, Victorian central/northern storages, and...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Treasury IGB, G20 Finance Ministers Meeting, tariffs, reform roundtable, Treasurer's reading list TomMcIlroy: Hi, I'm TomMcIlroy, coming to you from the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples in Canberra. We have a special early episode in your podcast feed this week. Ahead of his trip to the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Durban this week, Treasurer JimChalmers joins the podcast to ta...
Belconnen, ACT, July 15 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage following a shooting in Banks last week. About 12:00am (midnight) on Tuesday 8 July (2025) a man was confronted in his house by two men and was allegedly assaulted and shot in the leg. To assist with the investigation, police are seeking dash-cam footage from anyone driving on Tharwa Drive or in Banks between 11:30pm Tuesday 8 July and 12:30am Wednesday 9 July 2025. Anyone who...
Australia, July 14 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 13: 1. By Originating Process filed on 10 December 2024, the Plaintiff, BPS Developments Pty Ltd ("BPS") seeks to set aside a creditor's statutory demand dated 15 November 2024 ("Demand") issued by AVR Joinery Pty Ltd ("AVR"). 2. The Demand claimed the amount of $67,825.48, which was identified in the schedule as derived from three judgments of the Local Court totalling that amount. ...