ERITREA-BORN MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGED VISA BREACHES IN VICTORIA

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Eritrea-born man was expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court today (27 November, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, earlier today after he was located in Melbourne. It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and failing to mai...


UPDATE HAVE YOU SEEN COHEN BLACK? FOUND

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 27 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Good news Canberra, the missing 16-year-old boy we posted about on Thursday has been located. Thank you for your assistance. ...................................... ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 16-year-old boy Cohen Black. Cohen has not been seen or heard from since about 9:15pm on Wednesday 26 November, and was last seen in Giralang. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, ab...


MAN CHARGED AFTER ASSAULTING UNIVERSITY SECURITY

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 27 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 37-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting UNSW security guards in two separate incidents this week. About 4pm on Tuesday (25 November 2025), a university security guard questioned a man who was walking around the Reid campus before being asked to leave. Later that evening security officers again located the man on the university grounds, where police will allege one guard was spat on, and the man t...


POLICE SEEKING TO IDENTIFY MOTHER OF BABY FOUND AT FIRE STATION

Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 27 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking to identify the mother of a baby that was found at the South Tuggeranong ACT Fire & Rescue Station in Conder this morning. About 7:20am today (Thursday, 27 November 2025) police were informed that a newborn baby was found outside the station, which is located at the roundabout of Tharwa Drive and Drakeford Drive. The baby has since been taken to hospital by ACT Ambulance Service paramedics. The...


INSTANT ASSET WRITE‑OFF PASSES THE SENATE

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 27 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today, the Albanese Labor Government has passed important laws that extend the instant asset write‑off, modernise our markets and protect consumers. This will help small businesses to invest and grow, improve confidence in our markets and ensure a fairer energy market for Australian families. We are extending the $20,000 instant asset write off until 30June next year, which will boost cash flow and ...


QPS BOOSTS DISASTER READINESS OF FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND COMMUNITIES WITH NEW ARNI UNITS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 27 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) provided the Far Northern Region SES with two new satellite powered Airbridge Resilient Network Infrastructure (ARNI) communication trailers today, the first step to delivering the Queensland Government's election commitment to improve disaster communications in remote communities. The ARNI units are self-contained and self-powered communication trailers fitted wit...


APRA IMPOSES ADDITIONAL LICENCE CONDITIONS ON AUSTRALIAN ETHICAL SUPERANNUATION

SYDNEY, Nov. 27 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed additional licence conditions on Australian Ethical Superannuation Pty Ltd (AES), the trustee for the Australian Ethical Retail Superannuation Fund, to address concerns regarding its expenditure management. The conditions follow APRA's intensified scrutiny of fund expenditure1 which has included an APRA review of AES's related-party...


APRA TO LIMIT HIGH DEBT-TO-INCOME HOME LOANS TO CONSTRAIN RISKIER LENDING

SYDNEY, Nov. 27 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will limit high debt-to-income (DTI) home lending to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system. While overall bank lending standards remain sound, APRA has observed a pick-up in some riskier forms of lending over recent months as interest rates have fallen, housing credit growth has picked up to...


FLOWS IN THE RIVER MURRAY SYSTEM FOR OCTOBER 2025

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 26 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: At any given time, water flowing through the river is destined for various uses, including irrigation, industry, communities, the environment, and meeting South Australia's flow entitlement. The exact mix of these flow components is determined by a number of factors including demand and water availability. Each month we provide an update showing flows in the River Murray system including the total volu...


SOUTH SUDAN-BORN MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGED VISA BREACHES IN NSW

CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Sudan-born man appeared before Campbelltown Local Court yesterday (25 November, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 31, yesterday (25 November, 2025), after he was located in Sydney. It will be alleged the man breached two of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and fai...