CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Brisbane man was convicted and fined $1700 by the Downing Centre Local Court this week (15 July, 2025) for travelling on a domestic flight under a false name. The man, 45, pleaded guilty on 10 June, 2025, to: * One count of taking a constitutional flight with a ticket obtained with false identity information, contrary to section 376.4(2) of the Criminal Code (Cth); and* One count of using false identific...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Department of Home Affairs Editor's note:Footage and images available via Hightail A married couple has been sentenced to imprisonment today (17 July, 2025) for their roles in a failed 2022 plot to import and distribute 56kg of cocaine from Switzerland, hidden in car tyres. T...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Please note: Vision and stills of the arrest and operational activity are available via Hightail. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) has charged a man over his alleged role in the theft of the blue VW Golf, which was later used by those involved in the Adass I...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police & Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seizure are available via Hightail. Three men have been charged for their alleged roles in the importation of $555 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in rolls of fabric. The men, aged 22, 24 and 28, all from New South Wales, were arrested in Brisbane on Monday 14 July, 2025 an...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Queensland man is expected to appear before Cairns Magistrates Court today (16 July, 2025) charged with allegedly making a false or misleading statement to create and operate an online bank account. The AFP started an investigation after the man, 61, accidently left about $10,000 in cash in a bag at Cairns Airport in late 2024 when he was flying out of Australia. The man was questioned on his return and ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Tasmanian Government, TasTAFE and Tasmania Police Editor's note: Images and vision from re_B00TCMP are available via Hightail. Tasmania's most talented tech students have taken a deep dive into the world of ethical hacking at re_B00TCMP - a cyber program designed to educate teens about the crucial online boundaries that separate cyber champions from cybercrimi...
Belconnen, ACT, July 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 28-year-old Gowrie man will face court today after allegedly stealing from and tendering counterfeit currency at multiple City retail businesses this week. About 9.20am on Monday (14 July 2025) the man entered a sunglass store where he allegedly stole a pair of Versace sunglasses, with staff allegedly observing the man to be in possession of a knife. Police attended the store soon after the incident and later on Mon...
Belconnen, ACT, July 16 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 59-year-old NSW man will face the ACT Magistrates court today after being charged with multiple child sexual assault offences that allegedly occurred in Calwell in the early 90's. In 2021, ACT Policing received a report regarding alleged assaults by a Calwell man against a child under 5-years-old that were alleged to have occurred in 1994. Investigators believe that during the 1990s and early 2000s, the man particip...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: This week I will join international counterparts for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Durban, SouthAfrica. There could not be a more important time for G20 nations to work together and for Australia to be part of that collective effort. Australia is a big believer in these multinational opportunities and a big beneficiary of global economic cooperation and free and open mar...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues typically reduces across warmer to cooler seasons. * Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans and animals. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin including northern Basin rivers/storages, NSW central west, Menindee Lakes, Lachlan/Murrumbidgee and mid-Murray systems, Victorian central/northern storages, and...