BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Two Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers have helped turn a young man's dream into a reality after personally escorting him to his high school graduation in a patrol car complete with lights and sirens. In a heart-warming display of community spirit, police officers Senior Constable Sean Krumin and Constable Rowan Lee were tasked with taking 18-year-old Max Dezolt, who lives with cerebral palsy, ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) proudly celebrates the addition of 39 experienced officers to its ranks following their successful completion of the rigorous Police Accelerated Competency Education (PACE) program. The graduates bring extensive policing expertise from interstate and international jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa, Western Australia, and Victori...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Federal and NSW Governments have declared Sunday 21 December a Day of Reflection to honour the victims of the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach and to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community. The Commonwealth and State government will also work closely with the Jewish community on arrangements for a National Day of Mourning to be held in the New Year. This will allow families the time...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government will establish a National Gun Buyback Scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms - the largest since the Howard Government in 1996. This is another part of the Government's response to Sunday's deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. Australia's gun laws were last substantially reformed in the wake of the Port Arthur tragedy. Sunday's deadly ISI...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police Force and Australia Security Intelligence Organisation The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team (WA-JCTT) has laid four additional charges against a Perth man for alleged terrorism offences. The man, 21, is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (19 December, 2025). On 4 December, 2025, followi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Afghanistan-born man is set to appear before Penrith Local Court today (19 December, 2025) charged for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated monitoring conditions. The AFP charged the man, 30, on 18 December, 2025, after he was located in Sydney, NSW. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to ensure his electronic monitoring device rema...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:images available via Hightail The AFP has charged four people and dismantled an organised crime syndicate suspected of laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds. The AFP began an investigation in June, 2025, after receiving intelligence from law enforcement partners. The syndicate is suspected of coordinating the collection of criminal proceeds through cash handovers. The cash was ...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 19 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing has charged a 29-year-old NSW manafter he allegedly travelled to Canberra to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. Police allege themaninitiatedcontact with the young personin January (2025) through social media and engaged in ongoing conversations that becamesexualised, despite being aware the girl was14-years-old. The communications later moved to a messaging application, where police allege sexually sugges...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the Albanese Government is releasing draft legislation on reforms to boost the superannuation savings of low‑income workers and make superannuation tax concessions fairer and more sustainable. We're boosting the Low‑Income Superannuation Tax Offset and making a number of important changes to better target superannuation concessions for large balances. This is all about helping workers ea...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today, I co‑chaired the fifth Australia‑China Strategic Economic Dialogue with Chairman Zheng Shanjie of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). This is the first time in a decade the Strategic Economic Dialogue has been held in back‑to‑back years and comes the day before the 10‑year anniversary of the China‑Australia Free Trade Agreement coming into f...