CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Brisbane man, 64, is expected to face NSW Bail Division Court today (15 July, 2026) after allegedly committing an act of indecency on a domestic flight. The AFP will allege the man inappropriately touched a female passenger seated next to him during a flight from Perth to Sydney yesterday (14 July, 2026). Following a request for assistance from airline staff, AFP officers met the aircraft on its arrival ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail. The AFP is seeking information from members of the public after 534kg of cocaine was found hidden inside a shipping container in Sydney this week (13 July, 2026). Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined the consignment, which was bound for Victoria, and identifi...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respect to elders past, present and emerging. It's great to be back at Sydney University, a place that holds so many fond memories. When I was studying economics here in the 1980s, the world was being taught the meaning of economic rationalism. Thatcherism in Britain, Reaganomics in the United States. Yet here...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: PLEASE NOTE: Media are reminded of their obligations under section 15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987. Editor's note:Arrest images and vision available via Hightail More than 120 impacted families have been contacted by the AFP over alleged offending involving child victims which were identified during an investigation into a former Sydney childcare worker. The AFP can reveal the man, 35,...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: It is an incredible honour for me to be here today in the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the life of Richard Scolyer AO. United within the walls of one great national treasure to celebrate the life of another national treasure. And what a truly remarkable life it was. In the great constellation of the Australian story, Richard was without question one of our bright stars. A medical revolutionary in...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening skills and training for Australians - with Free TAFE enrolments surging past 800,000. Since the Government established Free TAFE in 2023 there have been more than 814,000 course enrolments, with strong growth in enrolment and course completion numbers across the country in qualifications that are building the numbers of skilled workers in priority industr...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Colyton man is expected to appear in Parramatta Local Court today (10 July 2026) charged over an alleged bomb hoax targeting a foreign embassy in Australia. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in June 2026, after receiving a report from a foreign law enforcement partner of an online threat to harm a foreign embassy located in Australia. Police linked the man, 47, ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's Note: Footage of the arrest is available on Hightail A Western Australian postal worker is scheduled to appear at Perth Magistrates Court today (10 July, 2026) charged with two counts of tampering with mail. The AFP started investigating after receiving a report from Australia Post in relation to the suspected theft of packages in Western Australia. Following a review of CCTV footage, the compa...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has charged a northern NSW man over a series of allegedly offensive social media posts directed toward a federal parliamentarian. The Woolgoolga man, 53, is scheduled to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court on 4 September, 2026. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team launched an investigation in June, 2026, after police received a report of offensive and threatening posts on socia...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has charged a West Australian man with an additional 11 offences relating to the alleged transmission of child abuse material and animal cruelty. The man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (10 July, 2026). The AFP initially charged the man, now 23, on 5 March, 2026, after finding alleged child abuse material and videos showing the man allegedly engaging in acts of animal cruel...