BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Advisory Board appointed for Queensland Academy of Sport * New eight-member Advisory Board established for Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS). * Advisory Board willwork closely with QAS management to transition the Academy to a statutory body. * QAS will become a statutory body on 1...
LUCAS HEIGHTS, NSW, May 8 -- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization issued the following media release: ANSTO welcomes the appointment of Rear Admiral (RADM) Katherine Richards AM to the ANSTO Board as a part-time member for a 3-year term, commencing from 24 March 2025. RADM Richards has served for over 36 years in the Royal Australian Navy and brings extensive engineering and leadership experience to the ANSTO Board. As a former Head of Nuclear-Powered Submarine Regulatory De...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government delivers on election commitment with Mining & Resources Coroner for safety * North Queen...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie State Flying Squad nets 17 juveniles on 103 charges inTownsville * The State Flying Squad arrest 17 dangerous young offenders during youth crime blitzin Townsville. * Multiple serious repeat youth offenders arrested, including 12-year-old girl charged with 21 offences. * TheCrisafulli Government reaffirms zero-tolerance stance on...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Queenslanders - what does 2032 mean foryou? * Queenslanders urged to have their say on the future of sport in the State. * TheCrisafulli Government releases discussion paper to help shape Queensland's future sport strategy. * State-wide conversation to create a sports strategy for improved hea...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Construction of newDaintree cultural and ecotourism centre underway * Works on the Eastern Kuku...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers paused to mark National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day last night, May 7, joining the community at moving candlelight vigils across the state. The national day is held annually, where community members, including victim-survivors and frontline advocates, come together to remember those who have lost their lives to domestic and family violence (DFV). The vigi...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and the Australian Taxation Office Editor's note:Images available via Hightail Two Sydney-based leaders of an Australian criminal syndicate have been stripped of more than $8.7 million in assets for their roles in an elaborate gold bullion GST fraud. Orders made by the Supreme Court of New South Wales resulted in those assets being forfeited to the Commonwealth....
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- 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:Images available via Hightail A Sydney man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (8 May, 2025) charged over his alleged involvement in a failed plot to import about 215kg of methamphetamine and 3kg of heroin in tiles sent from Southeast Asia. The AFP arrested the man, 57, yesterday (7...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Photos available via Hightail AFP Commander Geoff Turner will play a critical role in bolstering and evolving law enforcement capabilities in the Pacific after being selected as Commissioner of Tonga Police. Commander Turner has been appointed by the Tonga Judicial Appointments and Discipline Panel of the Privacy Council, with the approval of His Majesty King Tupou VI of Tonga. He'll be sworn...