Belconnen, ACT, June 1 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing arrested a Holt man and is seeking witnesses following a road rage incident yesterday where a driver allegedly threatened another driver with a handgun. About 4.50pm yesterday (Saturday, 31 May 2025) a man in a black Mercedes Sprinter van with ACT registration 'INKD' allegedly interacted with the driver of a blue sedan along Parkes Way and Morshead Drive. While on Morshead Drive near Duntroon he allegedly p...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail A West Australian man has been sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment for accessing and possessing child abuse material, including a video containing the sexual abuse of an infant. The Armadale man, 34, was sentenced in the Perth District Court today (30 May, 2025). He...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Image available via Hightail A West Australian man has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for accessing, possessing and transmitting videos and images of young children being sexually abused. The man, 27, was sentenced in the Perth District Court yesterday (29 May,...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 31 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie SES grants to boost local emergency response capability * The Crisafulli Government delivers vital funding to upgrade State Emergency Services (SES) vehicles, equipment and facilities. * SES groups across Queensland will share in nearly $2 million in grants to boost disaster response capability. * 32SES groups across the State to ...
SYDNEY, May 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for April 2025. Copies of the April 2025 publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: This Fatality Free Friday (May 30), the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging all Queenslanders to pause and reflect on the decisions they make behind the wheel and the life-or-death consequences those decisions can carry. Fatality Free Friday is a national road safety initiative that encourages all road users to make a conscious commitment to protect lives every time they get behind the wheel. W...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following 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 Support to preserve Indigenous languages for future generations * The Crisafulli Government is investing $285,000 to support the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages across the State. * Applications now op...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 30 -- 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 50 days to go until British and Irish Lions roar into Queensland * 50 days to go until the British and Irish Lions First Test at Suncorp Stadium. * The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025 is expected to inject close to $55.5 million into Queensland economy. * The Lions ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Dune damage declining in Byfield National Park with new program * Ongoing education and compliance programs reduce 4-wheel-drive damage to dunes in National Park. * National Park Rangers successfully team up with Queensland Police during Easter operation to ensure compliance in Byfield Are...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Assistant Minister for Primary Industry Development, Water and Western Queensland Mr Sean Dillon PhosOne declared a prescribed project for the North West * North West Queensland pit-to-production operation PhosOne deemed a 'prescribed pro...