Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 13-year-old girl Katie Makunde. Katie has not been seen or heard from since yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 11 September 2025) and was last seen in Fisher. She is described as African in appearance, with a slim build, braided hair and was wearing an Adidas brand jumper (as seen in the below photo of Katie). Katie regularly uses public transport and is ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 12 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: One hundred and ten new police officers will officially embark on their new careers, after graduating from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Academy this week. The new First Year Constables (FYC) will be deployed right across Queensland, strengthening the Service with a dynamic and diverse set of skills and backgrounds. The cohort has backgrounds in defence, retail and professional sports, while ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has reappointed Steven SkalaAO as a part‑time member to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for a one‑year period. MrSkala has a long and distinguished career across private, not‑for‑profit and government organisations. He has been Chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Board since 2017. MrSkala was Vice Chairman Australia and Head of Investme...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, this has been a very successful meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum here in the Solomon Islands. We have made real advances in our common interests. We are all members of the Pacific family and it's important that we cooperate on economic issues, on national security and in dealing with the challenge of climate change. The decisions now to establish formally th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Vietnamese national who allegedly escaped immigration detention in Melbourne, is scheduled to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025). AFP arrested the man, 52, in Melbourne yesterday (10 September, 2025). It will be alleged the man escaped from the Melbourne Immigration Detention Centre on 27 June, 2025 by scaling a fence. AFP investigators located the man and arrested him...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police Service and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Editor's note: Vision of the search warrant is available via Hightail. A Brisbane man is due to re-appear in Brisbane Magistrate's Court today (11 September, 2025) charged with two counts of possessing or controlling violent extremist material. The man, 18, from Th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (11 September, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 32, today (11 September, 2025), after he was located in Melbourne. It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 30 August, 2025 and 9 September 2025. He has been c...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A child has been removed from harm in the Philippines following an international investigation that has resulted in multiple child abuse charges against a West Australian man. The Geraldton man, 59, is scheduled to appear in Geraldton Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025). An AFP investigation began in March, 2025, following a referral from the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), which had seize...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images and vision from the arrest are available via Hightail. The alleged ringleader of a criminal syndicate accused of supplying Melbourne with more than seven tonnes of illicit tobacco has been charged (9 September, 2025) following a major joint law enforcement operation. The North ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before Adelaide Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 34, yesterday (10 September, 2025), after he was located in Adelaide. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to ensure his electronic monitoring devic...