Australia, June 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 12: 1. WARD P: On 9 May 2022, following a judge alone trial before Mahony SC DCJ in the District Court, the applicant (RJ) was found guilty of several counts of sexual offences in relation to his daughter (the complainant) who was aged between 11 and 14 at the time of the alleged offences. The guilty verdicts were for Counts 1-17 and 21; the not guilty verdicts were for Counts 18 and 1...
Australia, June 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 12: 1. HAMILL J: I have read the judgment of Chen J which was circulated in draft. I agree with the orders his Honour proposes. His Honour's comprehensive judgment relieves me of the need to set out the evidence and arguments. As Chen J observes, the approach to a ground asserting that a jury's verdict of guilty is unreasonable or unable to be supported having regard to the evidence is...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police would like to thank members of the public for their assistance following a dangerous driving incident in the Ipswich area this morning, June 11. Around 8am, officers observed a red Mitsubishi Lancer travelling along the Brisbane Valley Highway at Ironbark. It will be alleged that the driver proceeded to travel in a dangerous manner throughout several areas of Ipswich before police successfull...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has launched its annual Emergency Services Blood Drive, calling on police, ambulance, fire personnel and emergency services members to take part in a friendly competition aimed at boosting blood donations nationwide. The three-month campaign, running from June 1 through to August 31, challenges emergency services across the country to get involved and highlights the urg...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:vision and images available via Hightail A southwest Sydney man who allegedly stranded his wife and one-year-old child in Pakistan is expected to appear before Liverpool Local Court today (11 June, 2025) to face human trafficking charges. The AFP's Eastern Command Human Trafficking team launched an investigation in February, 2025, after a woman reported her husband had left her in Pakistan wi...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man will appear before the Downing Centre Local Court today (11 June, 2025) for allegedly making a false or misleading statement to obtain an aviation security identification card (ASIC). The AFP will allege the man, 41, made a false statement about his travel history when he applied for an ASIC in August, 2024. An ASIC is a requirement to work in positions that need frequent and unescorted access...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: I welcome the Prime Minister's announcement today that JennyWilkinson will serve as the next Secretary to the Treasury and I thank him for the way he has involved and included KatyGallagher and me in his decision. I am really excited by this opportunity to work even more closely with Jenny, whose contribution as the Secretary of the Department of Finance has been instrumental to our first four budgets and ...
SYDNEY, June 10 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to all RSE (Registrable Superannuation Entity) licensee board chairs, reinforcing expectations around information security and the implementation of robust authentication controls. This action follows recent credential stuffing attacks that exposed persistent weaknesses in authentication practices across the superannuation industry....
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force and Australian Federal Police Editor's note: Images from the operation available via Hightail. The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) have seized more than 250kg of cocaine worth about $82 million from a single shipping container in Brisbane recently. On 27 May 2025, the ABF received information regarding a su...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man has appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court today (10 June, 2025), charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 39, yesterday (9 June, 2025) after he was located in Melbourne. He is scheduled to re-appear before the same court tomorrow (11 June, 2025) The man was charged with two counts of failing to ensure an electronic mon...