NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON DAVIS STACK CAPITAL, ET AL. V/S RAJ & JAI (MUDGEE), ET AL. CASE

Australia, July 14 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 13: 1. Davis Stack Capital Pty Ltd, PCL Corp Pty Ltd, Enveedee Investments Pty Ltd and Caerleon Mudgee Pty Ltd (the sellers) hold units in a trust over a partially developed land estate in Mudgee, New South Wales. 2. On 28 November 2022, the sellers agreed to sell those units to the first defendant, Raj & Jai (Mudgee) Pty Ltd (the buyer) for $70 million under a Unit Sale and Purchase...


INTERVIEW WITH SARAH FERGUSON, 7.30, ABC

CANBERRA, ACT, July 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: incoming government brief, reform roundtable, GST, tax, superannuation, housing SarahFerguson: The Treasurer, JimChalmers, joined me earlier. Treasurer, welcome to 7.30. JimChalmers: Thank you, Sarah. Ferguson: You keep saying how relaxed you are about the release of confidential advice from the Treasury. What did you actually say when you were told it had been released? Chalmers: I'm n...


MOTORISTS WARNED TO SLOW DOWN, AS HOLIDAYS WRAP UP AND SCHOOL ZONES RETURN

BRISBANE, Queensland, July 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: As kids return to the classroom this week, motorists are being reminded school zones are back in effect from today to ensure everyone's safety. Queensland Police have spent the past few weeks of the school holidays conducting significant road safety engagement, including high-visibility patrols and operations, as part of Operation X-Ray Cold Snap. Between June 28 and July 13, officers conducted more...


UP IN SMOKE: AFP RESTRAINS MORE THAN $1 MILLION FROM ALLEGED ILLICIT VAPE SALES

CANBERRA, ACT, July 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, the Therapeutic Goods Administration and AUSTRAC Editor's note:Audio grabs of AFP Commander Kennedy available via Hightail. The AFP has restrained two bank accounts with a combined balance of more than $1 million suspected to be the proceeds of crime from illicit vaping goods sales in Sydney and online. The restraint resulted from a join...


WITNESSES SOUGHT FOLLOWING ASSAULT IN THE CITY

Belconnen, ACT, July 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an assault in the city earlier this month. About 3:30am on Saturday 5 July (2025), police responded to reports a man had been assaulted outside a licenced venue on Hobart Place. The man allegedly got into an altercation with another man when he was assaulted and pushed to the ground. He received head injuries and was taken to hospital in a stable condition. The other man is descri...


POLICE SEEKING WITNESSES TO ROAD RAGE INCIDENT INVOLVING STOLEN VEHICLE

Belconnen, ACT, July 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a suspected road rage incident earlier this month. About 12:30pm on Saturday, 5 July (2025), two men in a stolen white Toyota HiLux with stolen Queensland registration plates 302YJW stole a trailer from an address in Farrer. The owner of the trailer witnessed the incident and followed the Hilux in a grey Hyundai i30N. The Toyota was driven erratically along At...


NSW MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGED DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AT PERTH AIRPORT

CANBERRA, ACT, July 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail A New South Wales man appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today (14 July, 2025) charged with disorderly behaviour at Perth Airport. The AFP responded to a request for assistance at an airline lounge inside the domestic terminal yesterday (13 July, 2025). The AFP will allege the man, 34, was intoxicated and used inappropriate language in the presence of other p...


MAN TO FACE COURT CHARGED WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENCES

Belconnen, ACT, July 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 24-year-old Belconnen man has been charged after allegedly assaulting and threatening his partner on multiple occasions. Police allege between November 2023 and July 2025, the man threatened his partner, assaulted her and in one incident,also assaulted her friend. The incidents were reported to police and about 6:30pm last night (Sunday, 13 July 2025), the man was arrested. He has been charged with assault occasion...


APRA CONSULTS ON MINOR UPDATES TO HEALTH BENEFITS FUND ENFORCEMENT RULES 2015

SYDNEY, July 14 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is consulting on minor updates to Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Enforcement) Rules 2015 to ensure it is kept up to date and remains in force. APRA invites stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposals. The letter and draft rules are available on the APRA website: Minor updates to Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fu...


INTERVIEW WITH KIERAN GILBERT, SUNDAY AGENDA, SKY NEWS

CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Australia‑China economic relationship, G20 meeting, Australia‑Indonesia economic relationship, RBA interest rate decision, reform roundtable, Tasmanian election KieranGilbert: Let's go live to Devonport, Tasmania. Joining me is the Treasurer, JimChalmers. Thanks for your time. The government's spoken so much about stabilising relations with China. Is this visit about moving beyond...