CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Arrest footage and images are available via Hightail. Two French women have appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged for their alleged roles in a failed plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine into Australia. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the pair, aged 19 and 20, on...
Belconnen, ACT, July 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATE :Thank you Canberra, the missing 39-year-old man we posted about this morning has been located safe and well. ******************************************************************************************** ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 39-year-old man Waqas Haider. Waqas has not been seen or heard from since about 6pm Saturday night (12 July 2025), and was last seen at the Canb...
Belconnen, ACT, July 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an act of indecency that occurred in a sports bar on Northbourne Avenue last night. Police are investigating two alleged acts of indecency by a man on a young woman at the sports bar. The incidents are alleged to have occurred last night (Saturday, 12 July 2025) between 10pm - 10.30pm. The man is described as Caucasian in appearance with a stubbly beard and in his early 30s. He wa...
Belconnen, ACT, July 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 37-year-old man will face court today after he allegedly stole an item from a retail store in the City yesterday. About 11:30am yesterday (Friday, 11 July 2025), police allege the man entered a City retail store and stole a clothing item valued at $300. Following the theft incident, the man was located by a security guard in a family bathroom and was verbally banned from the shopping centre precinct. A short time l...
Belconnen, ACT, July 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 29-year-old Red Hill man has been charged after he allegedly sexually and physically assaulted his ex-partner. Last Sunday (6 July 2025), the man allegedly forcibly confined and choked his ex-partner while he sexually and physically assaulted her. Police will allege the man also made threats to kill the woman. The matter was referred to the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT). Yesterday (Friday, 11 July 202...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The repair works will see the installation of a temporary coffer dam upstream of the regulator that will separate the inlet regulator from the broader Torrumbarry weir pool and allow the structure to be dewatered for repair. WaterNSW Executive Manager Operations, Ronan Magaharan, said theKoondrook-Perricoota inlet regulator had demonstrated ongoing structural concerns since 2014, which in recent years h...
BRISBANE, Queensland, July 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service's Police Air Operations (POLAIR) and Queensland Government Air (QGAir) recently teamed up with Juiced TV to give three incredibly brave young people an up close and personal experience of life in the pilot's seat. Launched in 2015 at the Queensland Children's Hospital, Juiced TV is made by the kids in hospital, for the kids in hospital and seeks to brighten the hospital ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Meadowbrook Health Centre promised during the 2019 federal election and fully funded by the Albanese Labor Government is now open to patients. It will provide better healthcare, quicker and closer to home for thousands of people. The Albanese Government has officially handed over the $33.4million centre to be operated by Queensland Health. Federal Minister for Health MarkButler said the centre will p...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A NSW man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (11 July, 2025) charged with threatening a Commonwealth parliamentarian. The AFP started an investigation in March 2025, after identifying threats being made against a parliamentarian on social media before the 2025 Federal Election. The AFP allegedly linked a Kingswood man to the social media account and executed a search warrant at his home o...
Belconnen, ACT, July 11 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An O'Connor man has been charged with multiple offences following indecent exposure incidents in the City last night. About 5.20pm yesterday (Thursday, 10 July 2025) a 39-year-old man entered the foyer of The Crowne Plaza hotel and allegedly dropped his pants and underwear before interacting with people in the venue. He was escorted out of the lobby by an unknown man. Soon after, police allege he entered the carpark o...