CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A West Australian man is scheduled to face Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025), charged with two online child abuse offences. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport selected the man, 73, for a baggage examination when he arrived on an overseas flight on 12 May, 2025. During the examination, the A...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and the Western Australia Police Force Editor's note:Image available via Hightail A St James man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025), charged for allegedly possessing and accessing child abuse material and bestiality content. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET) charged the man...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- 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:Image available via Hightail A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (23 May, 2025) charged with allegedly posing as a juvenile to sexually exploit children into sending him intimate images. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACE...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision and images available via Hightail The AFP has charged two Romanian nationals for their alleged roles in a deceptive $800,000 card skimming scheme that involved tampering with ATMs across Sydney and the Illawarra region. The men, aged 48 and 41, are scheduled to appear before Hornsby Local Court today (23 May, 2025) both charged with: * One count of dealing in money worth $100,000 or mo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Audio grabs from AFP Assistant Commissioner Peter Crozier available on Hightail. The AFP has won Gold at the 2025 New York Festivals Radio Awards for its Search Among the Sunflowers podcast, which reveals the AFP's role in the haunting and decade-long investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Released last year ahead of the tragedy's 10th anniversary, the five-e...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and United States Customs and Border Protection Editor's note:Footage of the arrests is available via Hightail Two men from the NSW Central Coast appeared before Gosford Local Court this week charged over their alleged role in the importation of seven kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside a wooden table. A Blackwall man, 19, and a Woy...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision is available via Hightail Two Sydney men are scheduled to face Parramatta Local Court today (23 May, 2025) charged with allegedly possessing child abuse material. One of the men allegedly had material which included images, videos and discussions about torturing and engaging in sexual activity with children. The AFP started an investigation in February, 2025, after receiving a r...
Belconnen, ACT, May 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing have arrested a man after he was allegedly found in possession of five knives in Dickson on Wednesday. About 1:45pm on Wednesday (21 May 2025), police responded to reports of a 28-year-old man in possession of a knife. Police located the man and conducted a search of him and his backpack, locating five knives. The 28-year-old man - who was subject to a good behaviour order at the time of the incidents - i...
SYDNEY, May 23 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) are releasing the public notes on the Superannuation CEO Roundtables held on Tuesday 1 April and Thursday 10 April 2025. The Roundtables were hosted by APRA and ASIC. They were attended by 15 superannuation trustee Chief Executive Officers and other executives, representing a broad ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates Revamped TAFE Queensland Board to tackle Labor's skills mess * New Board to ensure TAFE Queensland delivers the skills desperately needed to fix Labor's skills shortage. * Former Chief Financial Officer ofDevine Limited, Mr Vivian Grayson, appointed as new Chair of the Board. * Seven new Board members bring diverse expe...