CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: ClickFit campaign material is available via Hightail. Police have issued an urgent plea for vigilance against Business Email Compromise (BEC) as loss prevention and recovery figures under Operation Dolos head towards the half a billion-dollar mark. Through Operation Dolos, the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), state and territory police, and industry partners, work togeth...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man was sentenced to an 11-month Intensive Correction Order by the NSW Local Court yesterday (30 September, 2026) for threatening to kill an Australian high office holder and for multiple weapons offences. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation into reports of threatening phone calls directed towards an Australian high office holder in February, 2026. In Februa...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available in Hightail. A Brisbane man has been sentenced by the Brisbane District Court over the possession of violent extremism material (VEM). On 3 December, 2025, the AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team executed a search warrant at a house in the Brisbane suburb of Manly, where a review of the man's mobile phone identified VEM. The 21-year-old was charged and ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Queensland man is expected to appear before court next month, to be charged with displaying prohibited Nazi symbols online. An AFP investigation began in June, 2026, after officers identified a social media account allegedly publishing prohibited Nazi symbols alongside racist, white supremacist, nationalist and anti-LGBTQIA+ content. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team executed a search ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Arrest vision is available via Hightail. A Ryde man, 44, is expected to appear before the NSW Bail Division Court today (1 October, 2026) charged for allegedly trafficking a woman known to him out of Australia. An AFP investigation began in January 2026 following a report a woman had allegedly been trafficked from Australia to Egypt in November 2024. Police will allegethe man initiated the ca...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: Really big thank you to all the gang here from Logan Youth Foyer. This is a place that a lot of people are really proud of for good reason. And so to be here again, I think, for maybe the fourth or fifth time, as the local member, but also as a huge supporter of the amazing work that happens here. Young people supporting young people, making sure that they have a safe and secure place to live and...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington * The Crisafulli Government has announced the next President of the Court of Appeal, alongside new Supreme Court elevations. * Eight new Magistrates also appointed across Queensland, delivering faster access to justice. * Appointments bring extensive legal and judicial e...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy * Construction has commenced on the Doomadgee water treatment plant, marking a major milestone for the water security project. * A new 2 megalitre treated water storage tank and associated pipework has been installed. * The project has supported 11 lo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson * Indigenous Business Month events locked in for the Torres Strait, Far North, North, Central, and South East Queensland. * Opportunities for Indigenous businesses to secure new contracts, build...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Early site works have started on the new state-of-the-art $60 million Moreton Bay TAFE Centre of Excellence. * Queensland family-o...