Belconnen, ACT, April 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two teen boys have been arrested following multiple pursuit incidents in a stolen motor vehicle throughout Canberra's inner north overnight. Between Thursday night (3 April 2025) and Friday morning (4 April 2025) a white BMW SUV was stolen from a residence in Amaroo. Throughout the course of Friday afternoon, police received multiple Triple Zero calls in relation to the vehicle driving dangerously. The vehicle was obs...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm Major reform for domestic and family violence puts victims ahead of perpetrators * Major domestic and family violence reform announced to bolster pro...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 4 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 53 new officers with policing backgrounds following their graduation from the QPS Academy in Brisbane. Each officer brings valuable frontline policing experience from Australian and international jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom (UK), New Zealand, the United States, and Germany. Over 20 weeks, the cohort completed the Police Abridged Compet...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 4 -- Queensland Health issued the following media release: As school holidays approach and people are likely to spend more time outdoors, Queenslanders are reminded to take precautions against mosquito bites. Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Heidi Carroll said it's common to see mosquito numbers increase after wet and warm weather, and this rise in numbers raises the risk of contracting mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Ross River virus and Japanese Encephalitis V...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force An Alkimos man has been summonsed to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (4 April, 2025), to face a charge of allegedly possessing child abuse material. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET) executed a search warrant at the 52-year-old's home on 4 February, 2025, after inve...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie WorkCover premium freeze good news for Queensland * Crisafulli Government endorses WorkCover premium freeze for 2025-26. * WorkCover's new leadership will ensure a strong scheme that protects workers and provides business certainty. * Queensland is home t...
Belconnen, ACT, April 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking to identify these men who may be able to assist in the investigation into an alleged assault in the City in February. About 3:00am on Sunday 23 February (2025), a man was assaulted on the corner of East Row and London Circuit, outside of East Row Cafe by a group of men. During the assault the man suffered a broken jaw. As a result of continuing enquiries, police would now like to identify and ...
Belconnen, ACT, April 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Officers attached to the Domestic &Family Violence Investigation Unit are urgently seeking the public's assistance to locate wanted 28-year-old man Brandan Hryhoriak-Bradford. Brandan is wanted for serious family violence offences. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 175cm (5'9") tall, with a medium build, fair complexion, short brown hair, brown eyes, and has several tattoos on his arms. It is believed...
SYDNEY, April 3 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has accepted a Court Enforceable Undertaking (CEU) from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) to address ongoing weaknesses in the bank's non-financial risk management practices and risk culture. APRA has also increased the capital add-on applied to ANZ from $750 million to $1 billion. This comes afterAPRA last yearincreased the $500 mi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 3 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Tough new fines to extinguish illegal tobacco and vapes * The Crisafulli Government delivers on promise and introduces nation's toughest fines for shops supplying or possessing illicit tobacco and vapes. * Illegal operators to be hit with on-the-spot fines in excess of $30,000 for the supply of illicit tobacco and vapes from t...