BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 12 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have arrested three people as part an operation targeting the trafficking of dangerous drugs on the Gold Coast. Operation Xray Vent was launched by the Crime and Intelligence Command Drug and Serious Crime Group in January following intelligence indicating the trafficking of illicit drugs including heroin, cocaine and methylamphetamine. Investigations resulted in the execution of eight search...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 12 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 12:35pm on Wednesday 12 February, 2025 by the Hinchinbrook Local Disaster Management Group. This is a FLOOD WATCH AND ACT MESSAGE from Hinchinbrook Shire Council for or rising flood water affecting Ingham and the Lower Herbert region today and again tomorrow. Ingham Pump Station Gauge expected to peak at 12 meters and Halifax Gauge expected to remain at 5.4 mete...
SYDNEY, Feb. 11 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has agreedto a request fromLutheran Laypeople's League of Australia Limitedto revoke its licence to operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) and revert to a Religious Charitable Development Fund. The updated list of all APRA-authorised ADIs is available on the APRA website at:Register of authorised deposit-taking institutions. ...
SYDNEY, Feb. 11 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has taken further action to address material prudential concerns identified with United Super Pty Ltd (United Super) and to support improved outcomes for its members. United Super is the trustee for Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund (Cbus), which has over 920,000 member accounts and around $100 billion in funds under m...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Melbourne man has been sentenced today (11 February, 2025) for creating false accounts to disguise payments made to Malaysian public officials and their associates to facilitate the purchase of his property developments in 2013. The man, 72, pleaded guilty on 29 October, 2024, to one count of false accounting, and was sentenced to 21 months' suspended imprisonment by the County Court of Victoria. The AF...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The Virtual Global Taskforce is using today's Safer Internet Day (Tuesday, 11 February) to highlight the importance of partnerships and international collaboration in the fight against global online child sexual exploitation. This year's theme for Safer Internet Day, 'Together for a better internet', calls on industry partners, stakeholders, and other organisations to help make the internet a safer place fo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images available via Hightail. A South Australian man previously charged with several alleged drug trafficking and weapons offences at Adelaide Airport, will face Adelaide Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 11 February, 2025), charged with an additional drug offence. The AFP first charged the man, 39, in January, 2025, after Adelaide airport staff alerted the AFP that they had allegedly ident...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The 45-year-old man missing from Chandler since Monday, February 10, has been found safe and well. Identifying details have been removed from the earlier release. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a 45-year-old man missing from Chandler since Monday, February 10. The man was last heard from at approximately 12.45pm and has not been seen or heard from since. Fam...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 19-year-old Gracemere man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a black Dodge RAM on February 10. The black Dodge RAM is alleged to have been stolen from an Oscadia Way address on Friday evening, February 7. Around 9.45pm on February 8, police were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Rockonia Road and Thozet Road involving the alleged stole...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 24-year-old man following the discovery of a large quantity of allegedly stolen items from a Ducklo property on February 10. Police executed a search warrant at a Moonie Highway address, seizing stolen vehicles, three caravans, power tools, solar panels, motor bikes and lawnmowers. It is alleged the recovered property was taken from several homes and businesses in the Western D...