CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: With the passing of Graham Richardson, we have lost a giant of the Labor Party and a remarkable Australian. He served as NSW Labor General Secretary. At 33, he arrived in Federal Parliament as the then youngest ever Senator and went on to serve as a Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. He served as Minister for Social Security, for Transport and Communications, and for Health - but it was hi...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage following a vehicle theft and dangerous driving incident. On Friday, 10 October 2025 police responded to reports of a stolen grey 2016 Holden Astra, from a Casey residence. About 7:50pm yesterday (Friday,7 November 2025), police observed the stolen vehicle at the intersection of John Gorton Drive and Cotter Road, Wright. The vehicle drove through a red light at high...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Imagery of the home is available via Hightail. A Victorian couple who enslaved a woman for eight years have had the proceeds of the sale of their home forfeited and ordered to pay $140,000 in combined penalties to the Commonwealth. The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) restrained the Mount Waverley house in 2016 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (Cth) after the couple was ch...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CLARE ARMSTRONG, HOST:Flossie, Prime Minister, thanks for joining me. Flossie, tell me about this pledge you've created for your classmates? FLOSSIE, YEAR 6 STUDENT: Well, for my exhibition this year, I created a pledge that anyone under 16 could sign who came to our exhibition, and it pretty much stated that they promised they wouldn't go on social media until they were over 16. And that they would ob...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Hi everyone, Welcome to this edition of River Reach. I'm coming to you from the beautiful Macquarie Marshes located about 110 kilometres outside of Warren in New South Wales. We've spent the week out here engaging with communities, from local farmers and large irrigators, to environmental groups and local governments. That's because getting out in the community and hearing their views on the Basin Plan...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: images available via Hightail A western Sydney man, 24, is expected to face court today charged with drug possession and supply offences, following AFP search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into more than 700kg of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipping container of dates. AFP inve...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: images of the weapon parts seized offshore are available via Hightail. A Queensland man is expected to face Southport Magistrates Court today (30 October 2025) charged for his alleged role in the importation of hundreds of firearm parts into Australia. The Runaway Bay man, 46, is the second person charged after hundreds of firearm parts sent from Los Angeles, USA, to multiple addresses in Q...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 30 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have seized a homemade firearm, gel blaster,and a motorbike stolen in 2021as part of an investigation into illegal firearms. Followingasearch warrant inHolder onSaturday(25October 2025),police receivedfurtherinformation aboutstolen items being stored at a residence inKambah. Yesterday (Wednesday, 29 October 2025) police attendedtheresidence inKambahandseized a homemade firearm and gel blaster pistol, along with...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 30 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 43-year-old Bonython man will face court today after allegedly making a threat against a federal parliamentarian. Police will allege the man left a threatening voicemail on the office phone of a federal senator in early October. The incident was reported to the AFP and referred to ACT Policing after enquiries linked the 43-year-old man to the call. Last night (29 October 2025), officers from Tuggeranong Police Stat...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:A sadistic online exploitation factsheet is available on Hightail Warning: This media release contains material which people may find confronting and disturbing. The AFP has today (29 October, 2025) announced a specialist taskforce to combat an online criminal network responsible for a range of crimes, including the sadistic exploitation of Australia's youth. The decentralised online crime n...