CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision of the woman and images of the seizure available via Hightail. A United States woman is expected to appear before a New South Wales Bail Division Court today (8 September, 2025) charged with allegedly importing about 20kg of cocaine into Australia hidden in her luggage. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted the woman, 31, for a baggage examination after she arrived at Sy...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police, Australian Border Force and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission A Darwin man is the second person to be charged over the alleged importation of 4kg of ketamine, the Northern Territory's largest seizure of the illicit substance. The man, 23, was arreste...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she appoint Mr Matt Yannopoulos PSM as Secretary of the Department of Finance. Mr Yannopoulos returns to the Department of Finance, after serving as the Associate Secretary of the Department of Defence since October 2021. Prior to joining the Department of Defence, Mr Yannopoulos was Deputy Secretary Budget and Financial Repo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. It is a pleasure to be back at the BCA's Annual Dinner and to be joined by so many of my colleagues. We take pride in the fact that we are a Cabinet Government - and that is reflected in the way we engage with the business community, across portfolios. Thank you to...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Video grabs available via Hightail. The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) recorded a 41 per cent jump in reports of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in the 2024/2025 financial year, underscoring the critical role the community has to play in tackling this criminal scourge. New figures released ahead of Child Protection Week (7-13 September) reveal t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Rockingham man who made more than 1100 harassing phone calls to government offices in less than two months, labelling staff as everything from 'terrorists' and 'scabs' to 'cowards', was sentenced in Perth District Court this week (1 September, 2025). The man, 46, was found guilty of two counts of using a carriage service in a way that reasonable persons would regard as menacing, harassing or offensive, co...
Australia, Sept. 6 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 6: 1. By a statement of claim originally filed on 21 September 2021, but subsequently amended twice in relation on oral applications made at different times during case management by the then List Judge, Garling J, Mr Kawicki claims damages from the defendant, the Trustees of the Marist Brothers, for both sexual abuse and serious physical abuse he alleges he was subjected to while a s...
Australia, Sept. 6 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 6: 1. In two proceedings heard together in February 2025, the Plaintiff, Financialstrategy.com.au Pty Ltd ("FPL") brought claims of breach of contract and oppression in relation to the affairs of Bailey Roberts Group Pty Ltd (in liq) ("BRG"). The two proceedings address successive time periods. The earlier proceedings ("2021 Proceedings") were brought by FPL with leave against BRG, wh...
Australia, Sept. 6 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 6: 1. By Originating Process filed on 13 March 2025, the Plaintiffs, C88 Project Pty Ltd (in liq) ("C88") and Mr Kugel, as liquidator appointed to C88, brought claims against Festival Corp Pty Ltd ("Festival"). The Plaintiffs sought judgment against C88 of $7,174,126 or such other amount as the Court determined and interest under s 100 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) or on such ...
Australia, Sept. 6 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 6: 1. The Applicant, Mr Leighton Grant, seeks relief from victimisation pursuant to ss 210 and 213 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (IR Act) against the Respondent, the Commissioner of Police. 2. The Applicant is a non-executive administrative employee of the NSW Police Force. The Commissioner of Police is regarded as the employer of the Applicant in proceedings of this kind: Pol...