CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: As children and young people across the country prepare to head back into the classroom, the AFP wants to help parents and carers keep children and young people safe when posting back-to-school photos online. The first day of the school year is an important milestone families often celebrate with happy snaps of smiling students in their new uniforms. But AFP CommanderHelen Schneider said before sharing th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of the Australia Day Honours recipients are available via Hightail Four AFP members have been recognised in today's 2025 Australia Day Honours list for their significant contributions to the AFP and Australian community. Jodie McEwan will be awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) for outstanding public service in significant policy and legislative reform at the AFP. The PSM is awarde...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Ransome this morning, January 26. Just before 9am a blue Holden Commodore and red Mitsubishi Lancer travelling on Rickertt Road have collided at the intersection with Chelsea Road. The driver of the Holden, a 37-year-old Manly West man, died at the scene. A 4-year-old boy, a passenger in the Holden, was transported to the Queensland ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Coolangatta early this morning, January 26. Just before 5am, a stolen white Suzuki SX4 S Cross with stolen registration plates was travelling south on Dixon Street when it left the road and crashed into two parked vehicles before crashing into a fence at an address near Staplyton Street. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 24-year-old Kirwan woman following the sudden death of a 9-year-old boy in Kirwan overnight. It will be alleged emergency services were called to a Charles Street residence around 7.05pm following reports the boy was unresponsive. Upon arrival, police located the boy deceased. The woman was taken into custody at the scene without incident. It will be further alleged the woman...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Officers from the Gold Coast district have arrested a man following a call to assist from New South Wales Police yesterday, January 25. It will be alleged that at about 5:50pm the call for assistance was made after a Blue Holden Commodore sedan was observed driving at high speed on the Pacific Motorway at Cudgera Creek, New South Wales by the highway patrol about 10 minutes prior. Attempts were made...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic crash in Birkdale on January 20. Initial investigations indicate around 11.30am, a 79-year-old Birkdale man was travelling on a mobility scooter when he was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Old Cleveland Road and Buckingham Street. The 79-year-old man was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives have charged a teenager following a series of break and enters across the Ipswich and South Brisbane region this month. It will be alleged the boy was involved in multiple break and enters of businesses in Boonah, Springfield, Browns Plains, Springfield Lakes, South Brisbane and Brassall between January 9 and 23. Following extensive investigations, detectives from the Ipswich Criminal Inv...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) proudly recognises seven officers who will be awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) in this year's Australia Day Honours for their impressive contribution to policing. Announced in January and June, on Australia Day and the King's Birthday, the APM recognises the unsung heroes who deserve both thanks and recognition for their service to the community. Now in i...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 10:47 AM Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management * Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management funding to boost biodiversity programs. * $117.84 million will be available ...