Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two teens will face court today following a liquor store robbery in Kaleen last night. About 8:20pm last night (Thursday, 13 November 2025) two 17-year-old boys attended a liquor store in Kaleen. One boy entered the store while another boy stood in the doorway to prevent other people from entering. The boy inside the store allegedly verbally threatened staffincluding that he would assault them with a weapon, before ta...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: address to the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, the energy transformation, energy bill relief, FIRB, responsible economic management Jim Chalmers: It was a real buzz to be presenting to this big investor conference here on stage at the Sydney Opera House. I want to pay tribute to Sohn Hearts & Minds for the work that they've been doing for 10years now in the investor community to raise money f...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese is here. Good morning, PM. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish. Good to be with you. MACDONALD: The Opposition says it wants to fight you on power prices. Are you ready for that fight? PRIME MINISTER: They're too busy fighting each other. And that is what we've seen here. We've seen a capitulation by the Liberal Party to...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) is proudly celebrating a significant milestone in 2025, marking 50 years since the inception of aviation in Queensland policing. Policing aviation in Queensland dates back to June 1975, when the QPS acquired its first two aircrafts - former Australian Army fixed-wing tailwheel aeroplanes that had previously served in Vietnam. Just a few months later, on 13 October 197...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of James Tims are available via Hightail. The AFP and Victoria Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man who absconded on bail while facing charges for his alleged role in a failed plot to import 140 kilograms of methamphetamine. The Melbourne County Court has issued an arrest warrant for James Robert Charles Tims, 37, after his failure to report for bail. He wa...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images of the seized cocaine is available via Hightail. Criminal plots to smuggle almost $50 million worth of cocaine into Australia, hidden in the motor compartments of refrigerated shipping containers, have been disrupted by Australian authorities in the last month. Since October, about 145kg of cocaine h...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 28-year-old man from Ngunnawal has been charged after he allegedly attempted to use counterfeit cash at multiple locations yesterday. On Tuesday (11 November 2025) a man changed $50 and $10 notes for $20 notes. Soon after staff raised concerns that the $50 note was not correct. Police attended and confirmed the note was counterfeit. Yesterday, (Wednesday, 12 November 2025) police were called to a licenced club in Be...
SYDNEY, Nov. 13 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: APRA Chair John Lonsdale delivered opening remarks at the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO roundtable on striking the right regulatory balance which was held on 30 October 2025. Mr Lonsdale welcomed views from executives from the general insurance industry and was joined by APRA colleagues and senior representatives from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The notes...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Criminals are using Australia's national cybercrime reporting channel and impersonating police to try to scam Australians out of funds from their cryptocurrency or seed wallets. According to the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), cybercriminals have illicitly obtained personal information - such as email addresses and phone numbers - and used them to submit false reports to Austra...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 12 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: After extensive restorations and a major expansion, the historic Warwick Police Facility has officially reopened, unveiling new state-of-the-art facilities designed to strengthen local policing operations and frontline services. Originally built in 1900, the Warwick police station has been meticulously restored to its former heritage glory, while also incorporating a modern two-storey extension. The...