Belconnen, ACT, July 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have arrested and charged two men overnight for drink driving and other road related offences. At about 12am Saturday 26 July, police were driving along Drakeford Drive in Kambah when they observed a blue coloured Mitsubishi Lancer allegedly speeding at 128km/hr in an 80km/hr speed zone. Police stopped the vehicle and conducted a roadside breath test on the driver which returned a positive result. He was transp...
Belconnen, ACT, July 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 37-year-old man has been charged with fraud and weapon possession offences after allegedly using counterfeit currency at businesses in Canberra. Police allege the man used counterfeit Australian banknotes to purchase food at fast food outlets in Phillip and Griffith. The incidents were reported to police, and about 7:30am yesterday, officers executed a search warrant at the man's Narrabundah home. Police seized cou...
BRISBANE, Queensland, July 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The community has been offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at some of the exciting and fulfilling career opportunities on offer at the Queensland Police Service (QPS) as part of its action-packed annual Open Day in Brisbane. The QPS opened its doors to the public on Saturday July 26, as more than 5,500 people embraced the opportunity to attend the event held at the Bob Atkinson Operational Capabili...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world's worst fears. The position of the Australian Government is clear: every innocent life matters. Every Israeli. Every Palestinian. This conflict has stolen far too many innocent lives. Tens of thousands of civilians are dead, children are starving. Gaza is in the grip of a humanitarian catastrophe. Israel's denial of aid and the killing of civilians, ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, tax, closing of Glencore's copper smelter, French decision to recognise Palestine JimChalmers: The purpose of economic reform is to boost incomes and lift living standards over time. When we came to office, living standards were in free fall, inflation was much higher and galloping, real wages were falling, interest rates had already started to come up- and we've b...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Image and footage available via Hightail The AFP has charged a man in immigration detention in Western Australia for allegedly making hundreds of menacing, harassing and offensive phone calls to the AFP, including one in which he allegedly threatened to kill people. The Moroccan national, 45, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today (25 July, 2025) after AFP officers arrested him yesterday ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail. A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (25 July, 2025) charged over an alleged disorderly behaviour incident at Perth Airport.  The man was charged after the AFP responded to a request for assistance at an airline check-in counter inside the domestic terminal yesterday (24 July, 2025).   The AFP will all...
Belconnen, ACT, July 25 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 26-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with multiple driving offences after allegedly driving recklessly through Belconnen yesterday. About 4:40pm(Thursday 24 July 2025), police observed a stolen Toyota Camry while conducting patrols in Dickson. Police followed the vehicle from Lyneham to Belconnen before directing the driver to pull over. The 26-year-old man then allegedly refused to sto...
BRISBANE, Queensland, July 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 125 new First Year Constables (FYCs) today following their graduation from the QPS Academy in Brisbane. This latest cohort of graduates represents the next generation of frontline policing and includes individuals that have graduated not just with the skills to assist their community, but with character that exemplifies what it is to represent the Service....
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Government is taking the next step in reforming non‑compete clauses that are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs. Today we are releasing a consultation paper to gather insights and feedback from workers, business and the broader community about how we ban non‑compete clauses to boost productivity and wages across the Australian economy. Reform...