LUCAS HEIGHTS, NSW, March 4 -- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization issued the following media release: ANSTO is embarking on a major decommissioning project which will officially mark the end of an era for Australia's first nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights, the High Flux Australian Reactor known as HIFAR. Opened by Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies in an elaborate ceremony in 1958, the HIFAR reactor safely operated for nearly 50 years until 2007 when it w...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Queensland man is expected to appear before Southport Magistrates Court today (3 March, 2025), charged with allegedly vaping and committing an indecent act on a flight bound for the Gold Coast last December. AFP officers at Gold Coast Airport responded to a request from an airline on New Year's Eve (31 December, 2024), after it had arrived from Melbourne. It will be alleged the man, 24, vaped into his ju...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch have charged two people in relation to a robbery at Mount Ommaney on February 28. Overnight on February 28, a Forest Lake property was broken into, and a red Toyota Camry stolen. At approximately 7.45am, a group in the stolen Toyota Camry have approached a woman in a Dandenong Road shopping centre carpark. Police will allege one of the occu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man and woman have been charged following investigations into a number of alleged property crime incidents at Glenwood and Yatala last week. At approximately 12.20am on February 21, it will be alleged the 42-year-old man and 22-year-old woman confronted a woman at a service station on the Bruce Highway at Glenwood before assaulting her and stealing a 2010 white Kia Cerato. The 47-year-old woman su...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating two suspicious fires at North Mackay overnight, March 2. Just before 11pm, emergency services were called to a car on fire in a carport on Palmer Street. The car was destroyed and the carport damaged. No one was physically injured in the incident. Just before 11.30pm, emergency services were called to a second fire on Palmer Street, at a unit complex. The unit was unoccupi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland is no stranger to dangerous weather and tropical cyclones, which produce dangerous and destructive high winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and storm surges. The weather and its impacts can vary across the state and knowing your location will help you understand the hazards you may face. Get to know your local environment and research the potential impacts of severe weather. Queensland...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a man following an incident at Burleigh Heads on March 1. Around 7:30pm, police were called to a Gardenia Grove residence following reports of an armed man allegedly making threats. Upon arrival, it is alleged the armed man made threats towards officers and was subsequently shot by police. Medical assistance was immediately rendered to the man, and he was transported to the Gold...
Belconnen, ACT, March 3 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 50-year-old man David. David has not been seen or heard from since 10am on Sunday, 2 March 2025 and was last seen in Campelltown, NSW. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 185cm (6'1") tall, with a medium build, tan complexion, short black hair, and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt and dark grey tracksuit pants...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 02:27 PM Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Crisafulli Government deliverspermanent funding for high-visibility police operations * $31.1 million in additional funding for high visibility police operations to target high-crime locations to restore community safety. * Boosted patrols to disrupt and deter offending and drive down victims of...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released new CCTV footage (below) as part of Operation Xray Spa relating to missing Roma woman Tayla Spies. At approximately 9.20am on February 2, 2025 Ms Spies was captured on CCTV purchasing fuel from a service station on Wambo Street in Condamine before continuing west. Police are looking at a 9000km2 area in which Ms Spies has travelled in, which takes in the areas of Yuleba, Wullamb...