CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A child has been removed from harm in the Philippines following an international investigation that has resulted in multiple child abuse charges against a West Australian man. The Geraldton man, 59, is scheduled to appear in Geraldton Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025). An AFP investigation began in March, 2025, following a referral from the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), which had seize...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images and vision from the arrest are available via Hightail. The alleged ringleader of a criminal syndicate accused of supplying Melbourne with more than seven tonnes of illicit tobacco has been charged (9 September, 2025) following a major joint law enforcement operation. The North ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before Adelaide Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 34, yesterday (10 September, 2025), after he was located in Adelaide. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to ensure his electronic monitoring devic...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 11 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 47-year-old Dickson man has been charged with stalking following the execution of a search warrant at his residence yesterday. Last month, a woman contacted police after a mechanic found what police will allege was a tracking device secreted in her vehicle. An investigation commenced and yesterday morning (Wednesday, 10 September 2025) a search warrant was executed at a Dickson residence with electronic devices and...
SYDNEY, Sept. 11 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the Quarterly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) Performance and the Quarterly ADI Property Exposures publications for the quarter ending 30 June 2025. Key statistics for ADIs1 for the quarter were: June 2024 June 2025 Year-on-year change Net profit after tax (year-end) ($bn) 39.0 40.1 2.9% Total assets ($bn) 6...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. In this case, the applicant asked the Tribunal to administratively review the respondent's decision dated 15 November 2024 (Refusal Decision) to refuse to grant a working with children check clearance to him on the grounds that he is a disqualified person within the meaning of s 18(1)(a) of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) (the Act). 2. The applican...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. HIS HONOUR: These proceedings relate to moneys that were held in an account or accounts with Australian Military Bank Limited. The claimants over that monies are Kevin Pike and Nathan Pike who are father and son respectively. Without any disrespect I will call these parties Kevin and Nathan in this judgment. 2. The Australian Military Bank Limited brought proceedings by way o...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. COMMISSIONER: This judgment deals with the following two appeals: 1) Proceedings 2023/192915 (DA Proceedings) - an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) against the respondent's refusal of Development Application No DA/22/0601 (Development Application) seeking consent for the continued use of various buildings/structure...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. MITCHELMORE JA: I agree with Coleman J. 2. IERACE J: I agree with Coleman J. 3. COLEMAN J: Brodie O'Hanlon ("the applicant") pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to s 134.2(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth) for dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception (totalling a value of $18,000) (sequences 1 and 4). The applicant also pleaded guilty to three offences under ...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. HIS HONOUR: Greenock is a historic industrial town by the Firth of Clyde, 25 miles west of Glasgow. It grew from a fishing community to become the site of the first dock on the Clyde in 1711. [1] It is the birth place of the late John Currie Docherty Hamilton (deceased) born in September 1946. 2. Reputedly, the town is home to the world's first "Burns Club", a club devoted to...