CANBERRA, ACT, March 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the AFP and Australian Border Force A Chinese national has faced Northbridge Magistrates Court today (2 March, 2025) charged with alleged child abuse material offences. The man, 21, arrived in Perth on a flight from Thailand yesterday (1 March, 2025), when he was selected for a baggage examination by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers. During the examination, which incl...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 2 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Emerald Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged two men in relation to property offences in December last year. It will be alleged around 1.15am on December 3, a stolen Toyota Landcruiser deliberately rammed through the front of a shop within a shopping centre on Capricornia Highway and Codenwarra Road in Emerald. It will be further alleged there was extensive damage cau...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 2 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have shot a man in his 30s following an incident at Burleigh Heads overnight, March 1. Around 7:30pm, police were called to a Gardenia Grove residence following reports of an armed man making threats. Upon arrival, the armed man made threats to officers and was subsequently shot by police. Medical assistance was immediately rendered to the man and he was transported to the Gold Coast Univers...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 2 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist them with investigations into alleged child sex offences on the Gold Coast. It's alleged that the offences occurred between Wednesday, February 19 and Sunday February 23 at a Coomera address. The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, with dark short hair, a scar on the side of his head, and wears braces on his teeth. Investigat...
Belconnen, ACT, March 2 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault committed against a runner yesterday morning. About 7.20am (Saturday, 1 March 2025), a woman was running in the Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve when she was grabbed from behind by a man. The woman was able to break free from the man's hold and run away before calling police. The man is described as Caucasian in appearance in his late 20's to early 30's, with bro...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:10 PM Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell No time to waste in reducing rubbish across Queensland * Crisafulli Government gives green light to new funding to keep Queensland rubbish free. * Recipients will share in $500,000 for innovative community waste clean-upprojects. * Crisafulli Government del...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's Note: Arrest vision and images from Queensland are available via Hightail Two Australian men are among 25 people arrested as part of a global operation targeting the alleged production and distribution of child abuse material generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The AFP charged the Australians this week as part of a global resolution for Operation Cumberland, which was led by Danish Police a...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance as part of an ongoing investigation into a hit-and-run traffic crash at Boondall on Tuesday, February 25. Investigations indicate, a white 2021 Hyundai Mighty truck was travelling northbound on the Gateway Motorway, Boondall, when it has struck other vehicles. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant information, dashcam or CCTV vision, as...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Gateway Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) have charged a man with additional sexual assault offences, following recent information about further incidents since a January 31 appeal. It will be alleged the 67-year-old man committed a further five offences against three young people known to him aged between 11 and 15 at the time of the offence. It is further alleged t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 1 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at Sunshine Beach overnight, February 28. Initial investigations indicate that around 6:50pm, emergency services were called to Edwards Street following reports a BMW X5 had collided with two stationary vehicles before rolling. The driver of the BMW, a 48-year-old Peregian Beach woman, was transported to the Sunshine Coast ...