Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing has seized a Holden Commodore overnight after the vehicle was allegedly involved in burnout activity on the Barton Highway on Monday night. About 7:40pm yesterday (Tuesday, 6 January 2026), officers from Road Policing conducted a traffic stop on a modified yellow 1991 Holden Commodore sedan bearing Victorian club registration plates. Checks on the vehicle revealed the club registration plates had expired i...
Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A33-year-old Whitlam man will face the ACTMagistratesCourt today after being charged with multiple historical sexualassault offences. In February (2025) police received a report from a womanregardingalleged multiple sexual assaults and acts of indecency by her ex-partner. The alleged offending occurred between 2007 and 2016. Following anextensiveinvestigation bytheSexual Assault and Child Abuse Team,officers attended ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Museum is breathing new life into true crime history with its latest exhibition, 'Rogues and Vagabonds'. The captivating showcase features a series of dramatised criminal mugshots from the past century, reimagined as striking paintings by the Queensland Police Service's (QPS') Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Tiernan. Drawing inspiration from real-life black and white photograp...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Two men are expected to appear in court for alleged offences targeting AFP officers at Sydney Airport. A Sydney man, 27, is expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (28 December, 2025) charged for allegedly driving his taxi at police yesterday (27 December, 2025). Police allege that after they were called to investigate reports of two taxi drivers with barring notices, the man ran to his taxi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 26 -- 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 of seizures and vision available via Hightail The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) are urging young people to think twice before smuggling drugs in their luggage for cash, after law enforcement operations seized 280kg of illicit drugs destined for Australia since June. Known as the su...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to support the critical work of the Reverend Bill Crews Foundation and secure its future in supporting vulnerable Australians. A new $10 million investment will help Reverend Crews and his team of volunteers provide more free meals, support those impacted by family and domestic violence, and deliver literacy programs for the most v...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: REVEREND BILL CREWS: Welcome everybody. The biggest press conference I ever did was when John Singleton headbutted somebody in a pub and there was the media everywhere. But it's a bit like that today. But I'd like to welcome you all here and say, the message here for Christmas is in the place where you least expect it, when you least expect it, and who you least expect it from, new hope comes. And that...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Tasmania Police and The Australian Federal Police (AFP). Two Tasmanian men face serious drug trafficking charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the seizure of 7.5kg of cocaine and $320,000 in cash by the Tasmania Joint Organised Crime Task Force. The quantity of cocaine seized in southern Tasmania in mid-September equates to a potential 7,500 street deals. A...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Office hours for the AFP National Media Team over the Christmas and New Year period are: * From 2pm AEDT today (Wednesday, 24 December, 2025) to Thursday, 1 January, 2026: office closed.* Friday, 2 January 2026: office reopens. An on-call media officer will be available to take enquiries for urgent matters only on the days the office is closed. They can be contacted via the media hotline on (02) 5126 9297....
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born woman is expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (24 December, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with her visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the woman, 40, yesterday (23 December, 2025), after she was located in Sydney. It will be alleged the woman breached a condition of her Commonwealth visa by failing to maintain her electronic monitoring device. The woma...