Belconnen, ACT, May 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to identify two boys who allegedly assaulted a man while stealing items from a shop earlier this month. About 3:30pm on Saturday, 10 May 2025, a group of six young people entered the Westfield in Belconnen. Two of the boys entered the JB Hi-Fi store and entered an employee-only area before stealing several items. When they tried to flee, they were stopped by a customer. ...
Belconnen, ACT, May 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing couple 84-year-old woman Jane Keogh and 85-year-old man John Keogh. Jane and John have not been seen or heard from since 9am this morning (Wednesday, 28 May 2025) and were last seen in Bruce. They may be travelling in a white Mazda BT-50 utility with a camping canopy with ACT registration YDW09T. Police and their family hold concerns for theirwelfare an...
Belconnen, ACT, May 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Three men have been charged following the theft of a safe containing a significant sum of cash and valuables from a home in Giralang in March. On 20 March (2025) police were informed of the theft of the safe from a Giralang home, with information received that the alleged offenders were being threatened by the safe owner and others. Police also received information that Sydney and Canberra-based Hells Angels criminal m...
Belconnen, ACT, May 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 15-year-old boy has been charged following the violent assault of a woman on a walking trail in Bonner on Monday. About 10:15am on Monday (26 May 2025), a 59-year-old woman was jogging down Oak Hill on the Centenary Trail in Bonner when the 15-year-old boy allegedly grabbed her from behind and began assaulting her. During the assault the teen allegedly choked the woman causing her to pass out for a short period of ti...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 28 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the ABS show that headline and underlying inflation remained in the Reserve Bank of Australia's target band in April. Today's result is another demonstration of the substantial and sustained progress we have made on inflation. Headline inflation was 2.4percent through the year to April 2025, unchanged from March. Annual Trimmed Mean inflation was 2.8percent. Monthly headline inflation ha...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 28 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is taking the next step in delivering a streamlined and strengthened foreign investment regime with a new, more efficient and more effective online portal to process applications. This is all about increasing speed, efficiency and transparency for foreign investors looking to put capital to work in Australia. From today, investors can now use the Foreign Investment Portal to submit ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last Crisafulli Government steps on the gas to bring down prices and attract investment * Nine new areas opened for gas exploration across the Cooper/Eromanga and Bowen/Surat Basins to boost future supply. * Three-month land release review launched tomodernise an...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Huge interest calling out our Local Legends for Queensland Day * Hundreds of quiet achievers are already in the running to be awarded Queensland Day Local Legend. * Volunteers, youth workers, lifesavers, charity workers are among those being nominated. * Nominations still open torecognise those who embody Queensland's spirit and va...
SYDNEY, May 28 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly SuperannuationPerformance publication report for the March 2025 quarter. Key statistics for the superannuation industry as at 31 March 2025: March 2024March 2025ChangeTotal superannuation assets$3,897.6 billion$4,129.0 billion+5.9%Total APRA-regulated assets$2,692.1 billion$2,890.8 billion+7.4%Total self-managed super...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 28 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: This year, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and SA Water are celebrating a century of operation for Lock 3 at Overland Corner - a historic milestone in the network of locks and weirs along the River Murray. Before weirs were built, the natural fluctuations in the flow of the Murray River meant water supply was unpredictable, making it hard for growing towns and the traders who used the river to ...