Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 15-year-old boy Tyrone Roqica. Tyrone was last seen in Coogee, NSW but Police believe Tyrone could be in the ACT. He is described as having brown hair and a slim build. Police hold concerns for his welfare, and are requesting the public's assistance to locate him. Anyone who has seen Tyrone, or who may have any information regarding his whereabouts, i...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 24-year-old Belconnen man has been charged following a two-car collision last night. At around 9:20pm last night (Friday, 15 August 2025), police were called to a two-vehicle collision on Long Gully Road in Isaacs. Police allege the driver of a white Toyota Hilux was travelling east bound on Long Gully Road at speed and on the wrong side of the road. The Hilux then collided head-on with a blue Hyundai, causing the ...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two girls aged 16 and 14 will face the ACT Children's Court today (Saturday 16 August) following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle and the alleged assault of two police officers. At about 2pm yesterday (Friday, 15 August 2025) police spotted an alleged stolen red Lexus 300Hat a petrol station in Phillip. Police followed the vehicle and a short time later engaged in a pursuit through multiple suburbs. About 2:30pm, the ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues is typically lowest across cooler months. * 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, mid-Murray systems, and Victorian central/northern storages. A marine algal bloom is currently impacting SA'...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: AGL in conjunction with River Murray Operations announced today that releases from Dartmouth Reservoir will be maintained for the purposes of Electricity Generation. The current discharge at Coleman's Gauge of 1700 ML/d or 1.62 M gauge height will be maintained until 16:00pm Monday 18/08/2025 This release will be reassessed at this time to understand the next change. A further flow advice will be issu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Eighty years ago, Prime Minister Ben Chifley began his address to the nation with a sentence of perfect simplicity - and infinite power: Fellow citizens, the war is over. The signing of the surrender was some weeks off, but the darkness that had engulfed the world - and made its last stand in the Pacific - was at last lifted. Here in Sydney - as they did in towns and cities across Australia - crowds...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RAFAEL EPSTEIN, HOST:Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Good morning, thanks for joining us. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Raf. Good to be with you. EPSTEIN: The ABC reported on Tuesday about a male child care worker in Melbourne, as we heard in the headlines, accused of grooming, banned from working in childcare. Reported on Tuesday, the system we've got on Friday,...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 15 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 39-year-old man has been extradited from South Australia to face perjury and other charges after allegedly providing false documents in court. In 2020, police began an investigation into the man after he stole approximately $40,000 from a travel agency he was employed by. The man pleaded guilty to burglary and theft offences in June 2023 and was scheduled to appear before court multiple times for sentencing. Police...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Australian woman will face the Adelaide Magistrates' Court today (15 August, 2025) charged with allegedly stealing items from retail stores at both Adelaide and Cairns airports, as well as allegedly travelling under a false name. AFP officers were patrolling Adelaide Airport on 3 June, 2025, when they allegedly witnessed the woman, 40, take an item from a retail store and leave without paying. The...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (15 August, 2025) charged with allegedly breaching a security restricted area at Perth Airport. The AFP charged the man, 21, on 2 August, 2025, after he allegedly activated a 'break glass' alarm to open a door inside a domestic terminal and enter a restricted area known as 'air...