CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police AFP Special Operation Avalite and Victoria Police have charged a Victorian man with allegedly making death threats and antisemitic comments to members of the Commonwealth and Victorian Parliaments. The Reservoir man, 33, was charged yesterday (6 February, 2025) with: * Four counts of using a carriage service to menace,...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 02:30 PM Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson Queensland Reconciliation Awards to celebrate cultural champions * Nominations are open for the 2025 Queensland Reconciliation Awards. * Award categories celebrate initiatives supporting and...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 08:50 AM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Supply chains super charged with emergency planning declaration * Applicable Event declared for essential businesses in North and Far North Queensland allowing 24-hour re-supply * Supermarkets, warehouses, transport depots p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:30 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Labor's horror handling of regional maternity services revealed * Crisafulli Government's 100 Day Plan commitment to assess regional maternity services has exposed chronic workforce gaps created by Labor. * Assessment revealed birthing bypasses at eight hospitals and rural health services since ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 02:20 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls A Fresh Start For Queensland: Renewed transparency on availability of forensic medical examination kits * Crisafulli Government delivers on 100 Day Plan commitment to release information about current capacity levels for forensic medical examination kits. * Queensland Health now has more than si...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 11:40 AM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington A Fresh Start for Queensland: Prosecutors get $6M to reduce DNA backlog as former FBI expert joins FSQ review * Crisafulli Government boosts funding for Director of Public Prosecutions to tackle cases backlogged by Labor's DNA debacle. * Delivery of 100 Day Plan commitm...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 02:55 PM Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander New Para Unit aims to double Queensland's Paralympic pipeline ahead of Brisbane 2032 * Crisafulli Government invests $2 million into new Para-Sport Unit to double pipeline of Para-athletes ahead of Brisbane 2032 * TheQAS will focus on enhancing performance pathways...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 02:45 PM Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy A Fresh Start for Queensland: Local Government Red Tape Reduction Taskforce lead appointed * Crisafulli Government appoints Andrew Chesterman to lead Local Government Red Tape Reduction Taskforce. * Taskforce will work with councils to find ways to s...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 13.58pm Friday 7 February 2025 by Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group. This is a CRITICAL WATER ALERT from the Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group for CHARTERS TOWERS. Please conserve your water use for showering (maximum 3 minutes), only flushing the toilet when needed, drinking water, and washing clothes if needed. Visitcharterstowers.q...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Investigation Group (CTIG) have charged a 44-year-old Cashmere man following an investigation into the alleged public display of a flag featuring a prohibited symbol. Initial investigations indicate a member of the public contacted police after noticing the flag at a Cashmere address. Follow up investigations resulted in police executing a search warrant at the C...