BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 11:23 AM Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Crisafulli Government delivers reinforcements to the police frontline in regional Queensland * 55 new police officers will be sent to regional Queensland as part of the Crisafulli Government's commitment to makethe community safe. * Thenew officers are just the start of a pipeline of hundreds of ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 55 new officers into North Queensland communities, following the first Townsville graduation ceremony of the year. The new officers will be deployed to communities between Gladstone and Gordonvale, bringing valuable perspectives from diverse backgrounds such as defence, finance and customer service. The cohort's 36-week recruit training program was en...
SYDNEY, Feb. 27 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has confirmed it will proceed with a public consultation on capital settings for annuity products. This aligns with APRA's goal to support life insurers to increase the availability of retirement products for retirees, as outlined in itsCorporate Plan 2024-25. The key change proposed will be the approach to calculating the 'illiquidity premium'...
SYDNEY, Feb. 27 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly SuperannuationPerformance publication and the Quarterly MySuper Statistics report for the December 2024 quarter. Key statistics for the superannuation industry as at 31 December 2024: December 2023 December 2024 Change Total superannuation assets$3,737.6 billion $4,166.9 billion +11.5% Total APRA-regulated as...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Two men have been charged with 11 drug-related offences following investigative search warrants conducted across Zilzie on February 6. Around 10.30pm, Emu Park police executed a search warrant at a San Marino Way address and seized a quantity of cannabis, amphetamine, cash, and drug utensils. A second warrant was executed at an Amalfi Drive address, resulting in the seizure of a quantity of methylam...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 17-year-old boy following investigations into a robbery with violence at an Ashmore residence on Monday, February 24, during which a Porsche and Land Rover were allegedly stolen. It will be alleged around 11.30pm, five people wearing balaclavas arrived at Kootingal Street in a vehicle and gained entry to a property. Three of those people then entered the house. The 53-year-old ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released images of a vehicle as part of an ongoing homicide investigation into the death of a 27-year-old woman in North Toowoomba yesterday. Initial investigations indicate that at around 1:50pm, emergency services were called to an address on the corner of West Street and Christmas Street following reports of a disturbance. Upon arrival, a 27-year-old Wilsonton woman was located with m...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Bayside Criminal Investigation Branch are continuing to appeal for public assistance after a man was charged in relation to online threats and harassment posted on social media last year. Police will allege the man used various social media services to post repeated messages threatening, intimidating, and harassing a man and his family between June and October 2024. The man was ta...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 17-year-old boy reported missing from Aramara. The boy was last seen at a location near Maryborough Biggenden Road around 10:30pm on Tuesday, February 25, and has not been seen or heard from since. Police and family hold concern for his welfare due to his age and the disappearance considered out of character. He is described as Caucasian i...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl missing from Redland Bay since Saturday, February 22. The girl was last seen on Shaw Place at approximately 12pm and has not been seen or heard from since. Family and police have concerns for the girl due to her age. The girl is described as Pacific Islander, approximately 150cm tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Police are...