QLD MAN JAILED FOR ACCESSING, POSSESSING AND TRANSMITTING CHILD ABUSE MATERIAL ONLINE

CANBERRA, ACT, May 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision of the man's arrest isavailable via Hightail A Queensland man has been sentenced to a maximum of five years' imprisonment for accessing, possessing and transmitting child abuse material online. The man, 32, was sentenced in the Beenleigh District Court yesterday (21 May, 2025). He will serve a non-parole period of two-and-a-half years. An investigation began in July, 2021, following a ...


VEHICLES SEIZED FOLLOWING STREET RACING IN GUNGAHLIN

Belconnen, ACT, May 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a street racing incident in Gungahlin on the weekend. About 9:10pm on Sunday (18 May 2025), police conducting patrols in Palmerston observed two Nissan Skylines racing on Gungahlin Drive towards Mitchell. Officers stopped the two P-plate drivers near the Barton Highway and seized their vehicles. They will also be issued with a $700 infringement and incur three de...


POLICE SEEKING WITNESSES TO COLLISION ON ASHLEY DRIVE

Belconnen, ACT, May 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a two-vehicle collision on Ashley Drive on Saturday afternoon. About 4:45pm on Saturday (17 May 2025), two grey Mazda CX-5s collided at the intersection of Ashley Drive and Bugden Avenue in Gowrie. Police and emergency services attended the scene, and one man was transported to hospital. Sadly, he passed away in hospital on Monday evening (19 May 2025). A...


THREE PEOPLE CHARGED FOR ALLEGED RETAIL THEFT OF ITEMS MORE THAN $7K

Belconnen, ACT, May 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Three people will face court after allegedly stealing more than $7,000 worth of items from supermarkets, liquor and retail stores over the last 3 months. About 2pm yesterday (Tuesday, 20 May 2025), a 19-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man entered a shopping centre in Greenway. The pair entered a grocery store and department store where it is alleged, in both incidents, they stole multiple items valued at more than $40...


MEDIA STATEMENT: BOLSTERING POLICE CAPABILITIES TO TACKLE YOUTH CRIME

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 21 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Bolstering police capabilities to tackle Youth Crime * Youth Crime Taskforce transformation to enhance police capability to tackle Labor's Youth Crime Crisis. * Young criminals to be investigated by same Command that tracks murderers, paedophiles, organised crime gangs and drug dealers. * The Youth Crime Group is permanent thanks...


INTERVIEW WITH JAMES GLENDAY, NEWS BREAKFAST, ABC

CANBERRA, ACT, May 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rate decision, cutting student debt, global economic uncertainty, Coalition split JamesGlenday: We're joined now by the Treasurer, JimChalmers. Good morning, Treasurer. Welcome back to News Breakfast. JimChalmers: Thanks very much, James. Glenday: We'll get to the economy in a moment, but I just wanted to take you back to the time of your last Budget, when there was all sorts of ...


INTERVIEW WITH SABRA LANE, AM, ABC RADIO

CANBERRA, ACT, May 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Reserve Bank interest rate decision, housing, effects of US tariffs Sabra Lane: Jim Chalmers, you've welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision, but you acknowledged yesterday it doesn't mean the job is finished on cost‑of‑living pressures. What more can you do? Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Sabra. Well, this is really good news that the Reserve Bank's cut interest rates now for the seco...


DOORSTOP INTERVIEW, CANBERRA

CANBERRA, ACT, May 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rate cuts, Coalition split, UK and Israel, growth, productivity Jim Chalmers: Really good news in the economy this week with interest rates being cut for the second time in 3months. This is really welcome relief for millions of Australians with a mortgage. We know that there's a lot of global economic uncertainty. We know that people are still under pressure. That's why the primary f...


INTERVIEW WITH KARL STEFANOVIC, TODAY, CHANNEL 9

CANBERRA, ACT, May 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Coalition split, interest rates, better targeted superannuation concessions KarlStefanovic: Jim, good morning. Nice to see you. Looks like you just got out of the shower my man. JimChalmers: A couple of hours ago, Karl. Good morning. How are you? Stefanovic: The Coalition is taking a bath this morning. I mean, could you get more lucky? Chalmers: It's obviously a mess on the former Coalit...


SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MAN JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE OFFENCES

CANBERRA, ACT, May 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police A South Australian man who managed a chat group within an online messaging platform that shared and traded child abuse material has been sentenced to five years and two months' imprisonment by the District Court of South Australia. The man, 28, was sentenced yesterday (20 May, 2025), and must serve a non-parole period...