CANBERRA, ACT, June 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney woman has been sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for attempting to import a commercial quantity of heroin into Australia within the lining of two hammocks. The woman, 48, was sentenced on Thursday, 29 May, 2025, in Downing Centre Local Court after she plead guilty in October, 2024, to one count of importing a commercial quantity of heroin, contrary to section 307.1 of the Criminal Code(Cth). She...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images available via Hightail The AFP has played a key role in a landmark international operation targeting perpetrators of online sextortion, which resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects in Nigeria. Operation Artemis was a joint operation led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in partnership with the AFP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Queensland Lands a Knockout: Big-Time Boxing to Hit Cairns * Far North Queensland to host major regional boxing event backed by the Crisafulli Government. * Top-tier local talent includingLiam Paro and Liam Wilson set to feature. * Event set to drive tourism and provide a platform for emerging...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell DESTINATION 2045 A bold 20-year vision for the future of Queensland tourism * Destination 2045 is an ambitious plan for Queensland's tourism future, leveraging opportunities for the lead up and legacy of t...
Belconnen, ACT, June 2 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Nine Canberra drivers have lost their licences since Friday as police enforce an anywhere, anytime approach to impaired driving. Between Friday night and Sunday night, eight men and one woman were caught drink driving at locations across Canberra. * About 6:00pm on Friday (30 May 2025), police stopped a 38-year-old man driving a grey Ford Falcon on Harricks Crescent, Monash. The driver underwent a roadside screening te...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 1 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Queensland takes flight: New aviation connections set to transform tourism * Crisafulli Government backs tourism with expanded international and regional aviation strategy, Connecting Queensland. * More fl...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 1 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND Queensland National Parks expanded in boost to protected areas * Nearly 9,000 hectares have been added to Queensland's national parks and nature refuges, including 6,000 hectar...
Belconnen, ACT, June 1 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing arrested a Holt man and is seeking witnesses following a road rage incident yesterday where a driver allegedly threatened another driver with a handgun. About 4.50pm yesterday (Saturday, 31 May 2025) a man in a black Mercedes Sprinter van with ACT registration 'INKD' allegedly interacted with the driver of a blue sedan along Parkes Way and Morshead Drive. While on Morshead Drive near Duntroon he allegedly p...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail A West Australian man has been sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment for accessing and possessing child abuse material, including a video containing the sexual abuse of an infant. The Armadale man, 34, was sentenced in the Perth District Court today (30 May, 2025). He...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Image available via Hightail A West Australian man has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for accessing, possessing and transmitting videos and images of young children being sexually abused. The man, 27, was sentenced in the Perth District Court yesterday (29 May,...