Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Ahighly visible andsignificant police presencewill be in placeinCanberra tomorrowahead of expected proteststo coincide with thevisit of the President of Israel. ACT Policing is expecting protests to occurtomorrow (11 February 2026) in and around the ParliamentaryTriangleand ACT's Chief Police Officer Scott Lee saidextra resourceswouldbe on hand to keep the Canberra community safe. "We respect people's right to peacefu...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A38-year-oldBraddonwoman will face court after allegedly being caught drug drivingwhiledisqualified and with drugs in the vehicle. InDecember (2025), policeconducted a search of the woman's car inGreenwayafter it wassuspectedto havebeen involved in drug trafficking. A search of the vehicle revealed several bagsof a white crystalline substancewhich were seized for further forensic testing. Following the outcome of fore...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Image of the accused available via Hightail. A Western Australia man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday (6 February, 2026) charged with allegedly purchasing online child abuse material produced in the Philippines. The man, 69, was charged by the AFP on Wednesday, 4 February, 2026. The US Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began an investigation in M...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: ClickFit assets are available via Hightail. They say time is money. For romance scammers, the clock starts ticking the second they hit send on a message to a potential victim. And the window to hook them can be as little as 48 hours. In the lead-up to Valentine's Day, the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) is spotlighting romance scams, which were the third-most reported sc...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 29-year-old man will face court todayafterallegedlyassaultinghis partner,possessinga tactical stungunandpossessingdrugs. About2:10pm yesterday (8 February 2026) policereceivedinformation that a woman had been assaulted at a residence inKambahby her partner. Police arrived at the residencea short timelaterand spoke with twowomen, but the man had left the scene. About 11:50pm the same day the man waslocatedat an apart...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A38-year-old man has been charged after allegedly knocking his former partner and another woman unconscious during an altercation. About 3:30am on Sunday (8 February 2026), the man wasapproached by his former partnerand her family member on Mort Street in the City. Police will allege following an altercation, the man hit the two women, knocking them both unconscious. A bystanderattemptedto help thewomen,but the man al...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 40-year-old Franklin man will face the ACT MagistratesCourt today after allegedly assaulting andchokinghis partner. About 10:10amonSaturday (7 February 2026),policereceivedreports that a woman had beenassaulted.When police arrived at theresidence,they were informed that the man had left. Police willallegethatover the past three months,the man assaulted his partner14 times,chokedherunconscious,and took non-consensuali...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 8 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: role of government spending in RBA rate hike, tax reform in the upcoming Budget, challenges to social cohesion David Speers: Treasurer JimChalmers, welcome to the program. JimChalmers: Thanks very much, David. Speers: So, when rates went up on Tuesday, you said government spending was not a factor in the decision. Was it a factor? Chalmers: Well, David, our political opponents and their ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 8 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a traffic crash that left three people dead in Yarrabilba on 7 February. Initial investigations indicate around 4.30pm, a white Toyota Hilux utility collided with a white Volkswagen station wagon on Waterford Tamborine Road. The Toyota Hilux caught fire as a result of the collision. The driver and sole occupant of the Hilux, an 18-year-old Marsden man, died a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded a successful visit to Indonesia, further strengthening Australia's relationship with one of our closest neighbours and friends. Prime Minister Albanese and the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, signed the historic Australia-Indonesia Treaty on Common Security. Reflecting the close friendship, partnership and deep trust between Austr...