BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 12 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Road Safety Week will run from Monday 18 to Friday 22 August. This year, Queensland Police Service (QPS) has enlisted the help of seven schools within the Logan District to remind drivers to slow down, take a break, and practice safe behaviours on Queensland roads. District Crime Prevention Coordinators (DCPCs) in Logan District have been busy engaging with local schools, to write road sa...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 12 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KATE THWAITES, MEMBER FOR JAGAJAGA:Good morning everyone, and welcome to Rosanna where we are building 45 social and affordable homes. You can see here what a great location this is, just near the train station, shops, near our health precinct in Heidelberg. This is going to be fantastic for women and children leaving family violence, for older women at risk of homelessness. Our government understands ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rates decision, productivity, Economic Reform Roundtable, Australia to recognise Palestinian state Denham Hitchcock: Jim Chalmers joins us from Canberra tonight. Treasurer, thanks for your time. Gee, you must have been happy when you got that news. Jim Chalmers: It was a pretty welcome decision by the Reserve Bank because it means more money in the pockets of millions of Australian...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rates decision, productivity, Economic Reform Roundtable PatriciaKarvelas: Returning to the Reserve Bank's decision to cut rates, I want to bring in the Treasurer, JimChalmers. Treasurer, welcome to the program. JimChalmers: Thanks, Patricia. Karvelas: Treasurer, this is the third rate cut this year. How meaningful is the relief this will provide to households that have been burd...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before Melbourne Magistrate's Court today (12 August, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, yesterday (11 August, 2025), after he was located in Melbourne. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device ...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 29-year-old Hawker man has been charged with aggravated robbery and multiple knife offences after allegedly attempting to rob a bottle shop in Belconnen. About 3pm yesterday afternoon (Monday 11 August 2025) the man entered a Belconnen bottle shop and then left with a stolen item. Two loss prevention officers followed the man and asked for the stolen item to be returned. The man then allegedly pulled out a knife and...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 44-year-old man who was ordered by a court not to be in the ACT has been charged after allegedly ramming a police vehicle while attempting to escape from police. About midday yesterday (Monday, 11 August 2025), police were searching for the driver of a black Volkswagen Tiguan after he was allegedly involved in an altercation with security guards at Australian National University earlier that morning. Police will alle...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 12 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: AGL in conjunction with River Murray Operations announced today that releases from Dartmouth Reservoir will be maintained for the purposes of Electricity Generation. The current discharge at Coleman's Gauge of 1700 ML/d or 1.62 M gauge height will be maintained until 16:00pm Friday 15/08/2025 This release will be reassessed at this time to understand the next change. A further flow advice will be issu...
Australia, Aug. 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 11: 1. CHEP Australia Limited ('Chep') is in the business of hiring equipment, including pallets for the commercial transport of goods to commercial customers. 2. My Crazy Auntie's Food Pty Ltd ('MCAF') was, from its incorporation on 21 March 2014 until entering into liquidation on 2 March 2023, in the business of producing food for sale through commercial outlets. 3. MCAF submitted...
Australia, Aug. 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 11: 1. HARRISON CJ at CL: Neil Futcher stood trial in the District Court at Sydney before her Honour Judge Girdham SC and a jury between 16 August 2016 and 14 September 2016 on an indictment charging 22 offences. The charges all related to historical sexual offending by Mr Futcher against six young male complainants in the period 1974 to 1981 when Mr Futcher was employed as a teacher ...