CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Iraq-born man has appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court today (16 October, 2025), charged with breaching his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 36, today (16 October, 2025) after he was located in a town about 50km north of Melbourne. It will be alleged the man allegedly breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to ensure his electronic monitoring device wa...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 16-year-old girl will face the ACT Children's Court today after allegedly assaulting a police officer in Woden yesterday. About 4:15pm on Wednesday (15 October 2025), police attended a department store in Woden after receiving reports that a female was threatening a staff member with a knife. A short time later police located the 16-year-old girl in a nearby car park and placed her under arrest. The girl became agg...
SYDNEY, Oct. 16 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its 2025 authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) Points of Presence Statistics. The Points of Presence Statistics are a detailed listing of the physical banking service channels provided to Australians, including branches, ATMs and EFTPOS facilities. As the national data collection agency for the financial sector, APRA collec...