BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:56 PM JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Olympic talent set to spike atCraigslea State High School's Volleyball Centre * $18 million sports hall opens at Craigslea State High School * Purpose-built facility Vo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images and footage available via Hightail A New South Wales man is scheduled to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (22 February, 2025) after the AFP seized about $1.1 million from a suitcase at Perth Airport, triggering an interstate money laundering investigation. The AFP charged the North Rocks man, 21, in Sydney on 20 February, 2025, before extraditing him to Perth yesterday (21 ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Kingston today, February 22. At approximately 10.40am, a white Holden Barina and a red Ford Focus collided on Anthony Street before the Ford Focus left the road and crashed into a mobility scooter. The 76-year-old Kingston man who was on the mobility scooter was declared deceased at the scene. A 17-year-old boy, the driver of the For...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for information following an arson at a business in Biggera Waters early Saturday morning, February 22. Just after 2am, two males attended the business in a dark-coloured sedan before driving into the building and using an accelerant to set it on fire. The males fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. The business was vacant at the time of the incident. A crime scene w...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:54 PM Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Support extends west and north in response to flooding disaster * Seventeen more councils now eligible for disaster support in response to northern floods. * Grants, loans and freight subsidies also available to primary producers, and grants to r...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Redcliffe Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a 78-year-old man following investigations into alleged child sex offences and an indecent act committed between July and November 2024. Police yesterday attended a Deception Bay address where a search warrant was executed. A number of devices were seized and a 78-year-old man taken into custody. During enquiries with po...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police A South Australian man has been charged after an illicit substance was allegedly found concealed in his luggage at Adelaide Airport last night (20 February, 2025). Cabin crew on a flight from Sydney to Adelaide (20 February, 2025) called for police assistance after the man, 27, was allegedly observed behaving erratical...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images and vision are available via Hightail The AFP has seized more than 11 tonnes of precursor chemicals from one of NSW's largest- clandestine drug lab operations in a search warrant in western Sydney. The seizure is linked to thearrest of five individuals in January, 2025, for their roles in an alleged failed plot to import more than half a tonne of illicit drugs into Australia in 2024. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a man died following an e-scooter crash earlier today, February 21. Investigations indicate that around 12:30pm, the rider was located unresponsive near the crashed e-scooter by a member of the public in a park on Gloucester Court. Paramedics performed CPR on the rider; however, the 40-year-old Highland Park man was declared deceased at the scene. The ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Bayside Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a 26-year-old man with wilful exposure in relation to incidents at Wynnum West in September and October 2024. On 26 September 2024 at approximately 11.40am, a man was approached near a community BMX track off Kianawah Road, by another man who allegedly exposed himself before leaving the scene on foot. Just before 5pm on...