BRISBANE, Queensland, April 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor Social housing tenants make Biggera Waters a place to call home * Crisafulli Government ramping up social and affordable housing construction for the fast-growing Gold Coast region. * 24 new social homes completed ahead of schedule for vulnerable Queenslanders on the Gold Coast. * Part of theCrisafulli Gover...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Savvy youngQueenslanders to show off shopping skills * Queensland students encouraged to enter 2025 Buy Smart Competition. * Annual competition has more than $15,000 in prize money up for grabs and helps students in Years 4 to 12 become more informed consumers. * Entries open from now until Septe...
Belconnen, ACT, April 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking information about unlawful possession of firearms after two unregistered weapons were located in Holder. Following investigations into recent shootings in the ACT, about 2:50pm yesterday (22 April 2025), officers executed a search warrant at a vacant residence in Holder. Two of the 21 firearms located at the premises were unregistered. Police seized all 21 firearms along with a suppressor and ...
Belconnen, ACT, April 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an act of vandalism where a hate symbol was placed onto an election corflute sign. Between 5pm last Wednesday (16 April 2025) and 9am last Thursday (17 April 2025), an election sign on Horse Park Drive in Amaroo was defaced with a hate symbol. The matter was reported to police and anyone who witnessed suspicious activity along Horse Park Drive at Amaroo between those times is aske...
Belconnen, ACT, April 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have seized approximately $10,000 in cash, an imitation firearm, two listening devices and suspected stolen property following search warrants yesterday. After the discovery of explosives, drugs and ammunition in a car on Sunday, 13 April 2025, officers from Woden Station executed search warrants at a hotel in Tuggeranong and on two more vehicles linked to the Mazda 2. During the search, police located prohibi...
Belconnen, ACT, April 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 50-year-old man David Clarke. David has not been seen or heard from since he left Gosford Hospital last Friday (18 April 2025). He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 185cm (6'1") tall, with a solid build, tan complexion, short black hair and blue eyes. David has physical and intellectual disabilities, which cause him to walk with a limp an...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads now that school is back, after a devastating Easter school holiday period for fatal road crashes. Queensland Police Service (QPS) wrapped up Operation X-Ray Easter with officers conducting more than 30,000 hours of enforcement to drive home the road safety message. This resulted in almost 120,000 roadside breath tests and 7500 roadside drug tes...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 22 -- Queensland Health issued the following media release: Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as health authorities confirmed the first detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in a pig in Central Queensland. Queensland Health have confirmed a detection of JEV in the Banana Shire Council area. JEV is a rare, but potentially serious illness spread by infected mosquitoes. While not everyone infected by JEV will get sic...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Iran-born man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (22 April, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 39, today (22 April, 2025) after he was located in Perth. It will be alleged the man failed to return to his nominated address during his mandated curfew hours. He has been charged with one count of failing to re...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian woman appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney today (22 April, 2025) charged with multiple offences including allegedly assaulting AFP officers, as well as airline crew members while on a flight from New Zealand to Australia. The woman, 44, allegedly became physically and verbally abusive towards airline staff on an international flight last night (21 April, 2025) after they...