Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 21 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to identify two men who were allegedly involved in an altercation in Braddon last month. About midnight on Sunday 26 October (2025), police allege an altercation occurred between a group of men on Lonsdale Street in Braddon, outside the Vinnies store. As a result of the altercation, one man suffered a serious head injury. Following enquiries, police are now seeking to i...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Melbourne man, 32, is expected to face Melbourne Magistrates' Court next week (27 November, 2025) after the AFP charged him today with using a carriage service to harass a federal parliamentarian. An AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in November, 2025, after the parliamentarian's electoral office reported receiving abusive emails and a phone call. The man allegedly se...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A father and son have been sentenced today (21 November, 2025) to a combined maximum of four years' imprisonment for soliciting and accepting illegal payments from the owner of a building company while they had senior roles at the Construction, Forestry, Mining, Maritime and Energy Union (CFMEU). A 60-year-old man, of Bradbury, was sentenced by the Downing Centre District Court to two years and six months' ...
SYDNEY, Nov. 21 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a response to consultation on proposed minor amendments to the prudential and reporting framework for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), insurers and registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees. The response letter issued today follows the release of the proposed update for consultation in September 2025. These mi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today, I have accepted the very clear and unambiguous recommendation from the Foreign Investment Review Board to block Cosette Australia Holdings Pty Ltd and Cosette Australia Bidco Pty Ltd from acquiring a 100percent interest in Mayne Pharma Group Limited on national interest grounds. My decision is entirely consistent with the FIRB advice that the proposal would be contrary to Australia's national intere...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 21 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues increases under warming conditions. * Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans, animals and the environment. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin's rivers and storages, including in the north-east, and central Southern connected Basin. Water quality within the Basin is monitored by individual States. A...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: International Monetary Fund report, state and territory budgets, mid-year budget update, COP31 bid, social media reforms, hospitals funding, GST Jim Chalmers: Earlier this morning, the International Monetary Fund issued a very positive statement about the government's economic strategy. The IMF is very positive about Australia's economic fundamentals and about the government's reform agenda. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest image is available via Hightail A fourth person was today (20 November, 2025) charged for their alleged role in a multi-million dollar fraud in the Northern Territory. An AFP-led joint agency investigation named Operation Panton Hill - involving the National Anti-Corruption Commission and Department of Defence - began in March 2025, after the AFP received a report of crime from the De...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Arrest vision and image available via Hightail. A Sydney man, 30, is expected to face the NSW Bail Division Local Court tomorrow (21 November, 2025) charged with using a carriage service to harass a federal parliamentarian. An AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation after identifying an alleged menacing message on an encrypted online platform. The message alleg...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 20 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a red Holden Barina allegedly driving erratically northbound on the Monaro Highway in Hume yesterday afternoon. About 12:49pm yesterday (Wednesday, 19 November 2025), the driver of a red Holden Barina allegedly produced a firearm while driving northbound on the Monaro Highway in Hume. The male driver is described as Caucasian in appearance, believed to be in his late 20's, with a b...