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Australia to Commit $600 Million to Combat Pacific Drug Trafficking
Australia is expected to commit $600 million to a new regional effort to disrupt the rapidly expanding illicit drug trade across the Pacific, as authorities confront record-scale cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking into Australian markets. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to announce the multi-year investment at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, where regional leaders…
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Daniel Billings Faces Sentencing Over Murder of Molly Ticehurst
Daniel Billings is due to face a two-day sentencing hearing in Orange after pleading guilty to the murder of Forbes childcare educator Molly Ticehurst, whose death became a focal point in Australia’s debate about domestic and family violence. Ticehurst, 28, was found dead at her home in the central-west New South Wales town in the…
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Tasmania’s Reoffending Rate Renews Calls for Stronger Prison Support
Tasmania’s high rate of prisoners returning to custody has renewed calls for stronger rehabilitation and transition support, as a small peer-coaching program reports encouraging early results. Almost 47 per cent of people released from Tasmanian prisons were back behind bars within two years, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Report on Government Services data for…
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Three Teenagers Charged After Alleged Burglary Spree in Melbourne
Three teenage boys have been charged after police investigated a series of alleged aggravated burglaries and thefts across Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs. Victoria Police said detectives arrested the trio at an address in Darebin following several incidents alleged to have occurred during the early hours of Friday, August 28. The teenagers were remanded to appear before…
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Two men refused bail after alleged Noosa chase and shot at police helicopter
Two men have been refused bail after an alleged multi-day crime spree across south-east Queensland culminated in a shot being fired towards a police helicopter and a vehicle in Noosa. Queensland Police allege a 21-year-old Hervey Bay man and a 44-year-old West Gladstone man were involved in a series of incidents spanning hundreds of kilometres,…
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Two WA Men Charged Over Alleged Global TeamPCP Cybercrime Operation
Two West Australian men have been charged after a joint Australian and United States investigation into an alleged international cybercrime syndicate accused of compromising software used by more than 1,000 organisations. The Australian Federal Police said the men, aged 21 and 23, were arrested on Wednesday after search warrants were executed at properties in Cottesloe,…
Australia to Commit $600 Million to Combat Pacific Drug Trafficking
Australia is expected to commit $600 million to a new regional effort to disrupt the rapidly expanding illicit drug trade across the Pacific, as authorities confront record-scale cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking into Australian markets. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to announce the multi-year investment at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, where regional leaders are considering the “Waqa Moana” initiative. The proposal aims to improve surveillance across the Pacific Ocean and strengthen the ability of police agencies to detect and intercept drug shipments. Surveillance and policing at the centre of the plan The package is expected to fund increased…
Daniel Billings Faces Sentencing Over Murder of Molly Ticehurst
Daniel Billings is due to face a two-day sentencing hearing in Orange after pleading guilty to the murder of Forbes childcare educator Molly Ticehurst, whose death became a focal point in Australia’s debate about domestic and family violence. Ticehurst, 28, was found dead at her home in the central-west New South Wales town in the early hours of April 22, 2024. According to an agreed statement of facts before the court, Billings broke into her bedroom and stabbed her 15 times during an attack that lasted less than a minute. Billings, now 31, entered a guilty plea to murder in…
Tasmania’s Reoffending Rate Renews Calls for Stronger Prison Support
Tasmania’s high rate of prisoners returning to custody has renewed calls for stronger rehabilitation and transition support, as a small peer-coaching program reports encouraging early results. Almost 47 per cent of people released from Tasmanian prisons were back behind bars within two years, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Report on Government Services data for 2024–25. At 46.6 per cent, the state’s rate was exceeded only by New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Life after prison brings practical barriers The scale of the challenge was highlighted in an ABC News report featuring Shannon Pursell, a 37-year-old convicted drug trafficker…
CGT Changes Will Apply Across All Assets, Not Just Property
Australia's proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms are shaping up as one of the most…
Financial educator’s advice on how to reduce your home payment by up to $7000 in 2023
Mortgage holders are still having trouble as a result of the eight consecutive increases in…
The Reserve Bank of Australia increases the cash rate for a ninth month in a row.
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate to its highest level in more…