BRISBANE, Queensland, March 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay is back for another year, bringing together emergency services personnel from across the globe to compete in the 120mile (approx. 193km) race from Baker, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. The QPS first began participating in 2001 as the first Australian team to enter the relay. This year will see the organisation compete for its ninth time. This year, 65 QPS me...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 31 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Queensland on front foot with international cricket fixtures announced for 2025-26 season * Queensland will host a series of men's and women's international matches...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 31 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Floodsupport extended to western Queensland small businesses, more residents, councils * Disaster loans now available to flood-hit western Queensland small businesses and not-for-profits in nine local government areas. * Personal Hardship Assistance extended to impacted reside...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 31 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * Latest police data reveals early reduction in keyoffences across Queensland since Adult Crime, Adult Time was introduced. * Numbers of stolen cars, break-ins, robberies and woundings across the State have shown early decreases between December and February, compared with the same time last year. * Early signs point to Adult Cr...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its bi-annual intermediated general insurance statistics for December 2024. The intermediated general insurance statistics publication provides an overview of intermediated general insurance placed with APRA-authorised general insurers, Lloyd's underwriters and unauthorised foreign insurers (UFIs). The December 2024 intermediate...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its private health insurance risk equalisation statistics publication for the 2023/24 financial year. The publication is available on the APRA website at: Private health insurance risk equalisation statistics. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for February 2025. Copies of the February 2025 monthly publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force A West Australian man who tried to hide his mobile phone from police has been sentenced to nine years and nine months' imprisonment for possessing child exploitation material. The Safety Bay man, 54, was sentenced by the Perth District Court on Friday (28 March, 2025) and will serve a non-parole period of five...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research, and the Australian Defence Force Editor's note:Images and vision available via Hightail AFP disaster victim identification (DVI) specialists have participated in a multi-agency exercise to study the decomposition of human remains and test national protocols following mass fata...
Belconnen, ACT, March 31 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 51-year-old Crestwood (NSW) man has been charged with more than 50 family violence offences alleged to have occurred over a nine-year period. In 2023 and 2024 information was received by police in relation to alleged family violence offending by the man against his former partner, two sons and a step-son. On Saturday (29 March 2025) an arrest warrant was issued by the ACT Magistrates Court and later that day, the 5...