CANBERRA, ACT, July 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest image available via Hightail. A Queensland man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (29 July, 2025) charged with the alleged assault of an airline crew member at Perth Airport. The man, 59, was charged after the AFP responded to a request for assistance on 14 July, 2025. The AFP will allege the man refused a crew member's instruction to take his seat as a f...
Belconnen, ACT, July 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 27-year-old person from Phillip will face the ACT Magistrates Court after allegedly stealing items from a supermarket they were banned from. Between June and July, police allege the person entered several stores and stole items, contravening a workplace protection order and bail conditions. Yesterday (28 July 2025), police were conducting patrols in Mawson when a staff member told officers the person had recently le...
Belconnen, ACT, July 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 34-year-old Queanbeyan man has been charged with drink driving after hitting traffic lights on Canberra Avenue in Fyshwick last night. About 11:30pm (Monday 28 July 2025), ACT Policing received reports of a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Newcastle Street and Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick. Police attended and witnesses reported that the driver had fled the scene on foot. Officers located the man on Geral...
SYDNEY, July 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have today published an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to further strengthen their cooperation and coordination arrangements in support of financial stability in Australia. The updated MOU sets out the RBA and APRA's respective roles and responsibilities for contributing to financial stability,...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. Transfers from Dartmouth Dam to Hume Dam are reducing due to forecast rainfall but may begin again if conditions, once again, turn dry. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: This year's conference will provide the opportunity to reflect on 13 years of Basin Plan implementation, assess what's working, identify areas for improvement, and explore meaningful opportunities for change ahead of the 2026 Basin Plan Review. MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville said that last week's release of the Basin Plan Evaluation and the Sustainable Rivers Audit was a major milestone on the r...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CONCETTA CARISTO, HOST: Right now we have a very big special guest to say hello to. Good morning, Prime Minister. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. CARISTO: Yeah, thanks for coming on. Now, we've just had the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs go down on Saturday. You were listening. What did you think of the countdown? Where were you listening from? PRIME MINISTER: I...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper - with legislation being introduced to Parliament this week that will mean a prescription on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will cost Australians no more than $25 from 1 January next year. The last time PBS medicines cost no more than $25 was 2004 - more than 20 years ago. This is another key cost of living measure delivered b...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An AFP senior executive employee will appear in a Queensland court on Friday, 1 August, 2025, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (low range), contrary to section 79 of the Transport Operations (Road User Management) Act 1995. The employee was charged by Queensland Police on Friday, 26 July, 2025. The AFP has initiated an internal investigation in line with the AFP's integrity framework. T...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision and images are available via Hightail. A South Australian man is scheduled to appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court today (28 July, 2025) charged with allegedly possessing child abuse material. The South Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (SA JACET), allegedly identified the man, 70, while investigating a report from the United States' National Center for Miss...