CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP will today join police across Australia to pause for National Police Remembrance Day, honouring those officers who have given their lives in service to the community. The commemoration holds a heightened and sombre significance this year following the recent brutal murder of two Victoria Police members in Porepunkah on 26 August, 2025. While the names of those officers - Detective Leading Senior C...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 57-year-old man Paul Whiting. Paul has not been seen or heard from since Friday morning (26 September 2025)and was last seen in Aranda. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 190cm (6'3") tall, with a solidbuild, short grey hair andbrown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green Raiders jumper and grey tracksuit pants. Paul is known to freque...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 22-year-old Reid man has been charged following an attempt to use a drone to drop contraband into the Alexander Maconochie Centre prison yesterday evening. ACT Policing was contacted by ACT Corrections at about 5.10pm yesterday (Sunday, 28 September 2025) after a man was spotted allegedly flying a drone near the perimeter fence of the prison in Hume. Corrections officers followed the man who fled northbound on foot...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage of a single motorcycle collision that occurred in Monash last night. About 8:30pm (Sunday, 28 September 2025), a blue Yamaha motorbike was involved in a collision at the intersection of Ashley Drive and Erindale Drive in Monash. The male rider was treated by ACT Ambulance Service paramedics before being taken to Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATED 10:25am, Monday, 29 September 2025. Good news Canberra, the missing 18-year-old man we posted about last night has been found safe and well. Thanks for the shares. -- ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 18-year-old man Chase Evans. Chase has not been seen or heard from since 1:30pm, yesterday, Saturday 28 September 2025, and was last seen in Campbell. He is described as Cauca...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATE 7:40pm, Monday 29 September 2025 Good news Canberra, the missing 46-year-old woman we posted about earlier this evening has been found. Thanks for the shares. -- ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 46-year-old woman Julia Noveski. Julia has not been seen or heard from since 3:15pm today, 29 September 2025, and was last seen at the Mount Pleasant lookout. She is described as Ca...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 29 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty have been remembered across Queensland and the nation today, as communities gathered to mark National Police Remembrance Day (NPRD). Held annually at the end of September, NPRD pays tribute to the 151 Queensland police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their communities since 1861. It stands as one of the mos...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the Albanese Government has signed the First Nations Economic Partnership. This is about helping First Nations Australians to secure more of the jobs and opportunities that we're creating in our economy. The agreement signed today by the Treasurer, Minister for Indigenous Australians, the First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance and the Coalition of Peaks is a commitment to work together even mo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Final Budget Outcome for 2024-25 shows the Albanese Labor Government has delivered the largest nominal improvement in the Budget in a single Parliamentary term. In dollar terms, we've made more progress on the Budget in threeyears than any government in history. It's a reminder that we have one of the strongest budgets in the G20. Responsible economic management is the hallmark of the Albanese Labor...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The likelihood of water quality issues is typically lowest across cooler months. * Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans, animals and the environment. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin's rivers/storages including in the north, the NSW central west, mid-Murray systems, and VIC's central north. A marine algal species (Karenia mikimotoi...