Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
A 22-year-old female has died in hospital following an alleged domestic violence incident in Johnston on 21 May.
Since the incident, the alleged offender, a 22-year-old male, was charged with Aggravated assault and appeared in Darwin Local Court on 26 May.
The cause of death remains unknown and the Major Crime Unit are continuing investigations.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice
High range speeding on Bass Highway
Saturday, 31 May 2025 – 4:29 pm.
An 18-year-old P1 driver from Lutana has had their vehicle clamped and will face a fine and disqualification after they were detected driving at high-speed this morning and tested positive to a roadside drug test.
Just before 11:30am, whilst police were conducting a high visibility road safety operation along the Bass Highway, they detected a red Holden Commodore travelling at excessive high speed along the highway at Westbury. The vehicle was detected at 164km/h in a 110km/h zone, and the driver was safely intercepted by police.
The driver was an 18-year-old man from Lutana with a P1 driver licence which restricts him to maximum speed of 100km/h. Subsequently the driver was travelling at 64km/h over the speed limit, and they returned a positive roadside drug test.
The driver has been fined $1161.50 and six demerit points for the excessive speed, and their vehicle will be clamped for 28 days. Being a provisional driver who normally only hold 4 demerit points, the driver will be subject to a further period of disqualification.
“Speeding and drug driving are both part of the ‘Fatal 5’ causes for fatal and serious crashes, but in this example when you combined both, the consequences could have been disastrous,” said Sergeant Benjamin Kromkamp.
“Had police not been actively patrolling this area, the high-speed driving could have easily resulted in another serious or fatal crash on our roads.”
“Tasmania Police will continue to hold unsafe drivers to account including the seizure of vehicles and disqualification of licenses.”
“Remember that police can be anywhere, anytime, so slow down and get to your destination safely. It’s about your safety and the safety of everyone else.”
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The NT Police Force have recovered a body following an extensive search and rescue operation in the Darwin Harbour.
The search and rescue operation commenced last night and continued until early hours of this morning; however, the NT Police Search and Rescue Section, a Careflight helicopter and the Port Authority were unable to locate the male reported missing.
Early this morning, the search operation redeployed assets in an attempt to locate the missing person; consisting of two helicopters, two NT Police vessels, Surf Life Saving, NT Emergency Service volunteers, Crocodile Management and NT Police members on foot along coastlines nearby.
At approximately 11:30am this morning, a body was sighted in the water within the vicinity of the East Arm Wharf. The NT Police vessel Mick Read attended and recovered the body and the male was declared deceased. The body recovered matches the description of the person who jumped off Channel Island Bridge at around 9:40pm last night.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
The NT Police would like to thank all supporting agencies and members of the public who may have assisted in conducting a search of Darwin Harbour.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 41-year-old male in relation to a domestic violence incident in Palmerston yesterday.
About 12:30pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a female being stabbed multiple times at the back of a shopping centre nearby Kilgour Lane.
The male and female are known to each other.
Police arrived and arrested the male nearby. St John Ambulance conveyed the female to Royal Darwin Hospital in a stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident is still under investigation and charges are expected to follow.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact police on 131 444 and reference job number NTP2500055552. You can anonymously report crime via Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The Search and Rescue Section are actively searching for Brendon Doherty, a 55-year-old male, who voluntarily jumped off the Channel Island Bridge last night accompanied by work mates.
About 9:42pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of the male drifting away after several minutes of him laughing and active within the water after jumping off the bridge. It is alleged Mr Doherty was unable to swim back to shore, despite his friends’ attempts to encourage him. He was last seen in the middle of the channel, drifting toward Darwin City in strong tidal currents. Witnesses observed him for approximately two minutes before losing sight of him.
He was last seen wearing steel cap boots, shorts and a dark shirt.
The Search and Rescue Section deployed and overnight have done an extensive search of the Elisabeth River in the East Arm area. Police are urging anyone who may witnesses a male floating or along the shore in the harbour to provide aid and call Triple Zero immediately.
Source: Tasmania Police
Issued: 26 May 2025
Blackdown Tableland National Park is temporarily closed to allow roadworks aimed at improving visitor safety and access to be completed.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is upgrading and resealing the main access road, as well as undertaking grading and re-gravelling works between Yaddamen Dhina (Horseshoe lookout) and the Munall camping area, including upgrades and repairs to steep, sealed sections of the road.
These improvements will enhance the overall visitor experience.
For safety reasons, the narrow and winding access road cannot accommodate vehicles and visitors during the roadworks.
Blackdown Tableland National Park is scheduled to reopen on 1 August 2025, following completion of roadworks.
QPWS will provide an update when the protected area is safe to reopen.
Visitors are being urged to check Park Alerts for up-to-date information on protected area closures.
The public is urged to obey all signs and directions from Rangers to ensure their safety.
Media contact: DETSI Media Unit on (07) 3339 5831 or media@des.qld.gov.au
Source: New South Wales – News
South Australia Police detected 53 drink and drug driving offences in a targeted statewide road safety operation last week.
Operation Stop Drink and Drug Drive was conducted from 23 to 25 May 2025 involving both static and mobile alcohol and drug testing units.
Officer in Charge of Traffic Services Branch, Superintendent Shane Johnson said the results indicate that too many drivers are still making the irresponsible decision to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
“Drink and drug driving is a selfish decision that puts drivers and other road users at unnecessary risk of injury or a loss of life,” Superintendent Johnson said.
“In this operation, police detected 23 positive drug driving offences and 32 drink driving offences, so 51 people immediately lost their licence and 22 had their vehicle impounded.
“Police will continue to conduct high-visibility operations across the state to target those who ignore the law. If you drink alcohol or take drugs and get behind the wheel, you are taking an unnecessary risk and will get caught. “
An incident of note involved a 62-year-old Para Hills woman who was detected allegedly with a blood alcohol reading five times over the legal limit with a reading of 0.266 after failing to navigate a left-hand turn and crashing a vehicle on a pedestrian refuge. She was issued with drink driving and driving without due care and issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence.
A 62-year-old Morphett Vale man was also detected with an alleged a blood alcohol reading of 0.266 was stopped for driving in an erratic manner. He was issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice and police impounded his vehicle for 28 days.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Join Roundabout Canberra, with special thanks to Goodies Junction, for the Great LEGO Sale 2025.
Does your child love blocks and LEGO?
Young builders can find plenty of options right here in Canberra.
From epic exhibitions to rainy-day activities, we’ve gathered some ideas to satisfy every brick-head.
Of course, many of these are just as relevant to Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) too.
Libraries ACT run a Brick Club Challenge.
It’s a great option for some school holiday fun or rainy-day activity.
Kids can find inspiration in online story time videos. There’s a list of fun ideas to get their creative juices flowing. Once they’ve chosen, it’s time to get stuck into their LEGO, or other building materials.
Keen builders can have their grown-up share a photo of their handiwork on the Libraries ACT Facebook page.
Find the Challenge on the Libraries ACT website.
The Canberra Brick Show is Canberra’s ultimate LEGO fan event.
Hosted by the Canberra LEGO User Group, this year’s event will be on 1–2 November at Thoroughbred Park.
Grab a ticket to see over 300 tables of amazing displays, exhibits and vendors from around Australia.
LEGO fans of all ages are welcome at this weekend of brick-filled fun.
CLUG is a non-profit association which aims to share techniques and ideas for building LEGO projects.
Members also showcase projects at local and interstate Lego exhibitions.
Join the CLUG private Facebook group.
Looking to add to your collection while supporting Canberra families in need?
Each year, Roundabout Canberra runs its Great LEGO Sale.
Organised in partnership with Goodies Junction, the sale is at the Albert Hall.
Every dollar raised goes directly to Roundabout Canberra. This helps them provide essential baby and children’s items to families in need.
Visit the Roundabout Canberra website for more details.
The Bricks @ Woden School takes place each year to wow LEGO lovers young and old.
This family-friendly event is held at the school. Funds go towards important projects for students with special needs.
Visit to see amazing LEGO displays of all sizes.
This event is coordinated by the Woden School in association with the Canberra Lego User Group and the Woden School Parents & Citizens Association.
Find out on The Woden School website.
BlocHaus Fyshwick has a dedicated space for kids aged 5–12 years. This area allows kids and their families to enjoy climbing together.
The gym also runs facilitated kids’ programs. Kids learn to get the most from bouldering and their developing skills.
As with every LEGO build, every climb is a puzzle. The key is experimenting with how your body moves to figure it out.
BlocHaus’s Mitchell gym is for visitors aged 12+.
The family-friendly Bricks @ Woden School event is held annually.
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As an employer, you must pay super guarantee (SG) for your eligible employees and contractors in full, on time and to the right fund.
Before 1 July 2025, the SG rate is 11.5%. From 1 July onwards, the SG rate increases to 12%.
You must pay SG at least quarterly but you can pay it more often to help manage your cashflow. Find out more at ato.gov.au/cashflowcoachingkit The next quarterly SG payment is due 28 July. There are penalties if you don’t pay on time.
This video explains your super obligations so you can avoid extra paperwork, charges, or penalties.
For more information visit ato.gov.au/superforemployers
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The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) has just published the final report of the job scam fusion cell, highlighting the combined efforts of government, law enforcement, academics, and the private sector in tackling the rise in job and employment scams.
In 2024, Scamwatch received more than 3000 reports of job scams, with reported losses totalling $13.7 million. Average losses to these scams were 5.1% higher than the average for all other scam types.
The NASC’s job scam fusion cell removed more than 29,000 scam social media accounts and 1850 fake job advertisements from September 2024 to March 2025
Job scams result in significant financial losses and put people at risk of identity theft. The scams disproportionately affect people on low incomes, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, international students, non-resident visa holders, people with caring responsibilities, and others with limited employment options.
What the job scams fusion cell has done
The job scams fusion cell:
worked with Meta to remove 29,000 accounts sharing job scam content
referred 836 scammer cryptocurrency wallets to digital currency exchanges for analysis and investigation, leading to blocking and blacklisting of wallets
referred 1850 scam enablers such as websites and scam job advertisements for removal
disrupted scammer impersonations of Australian Government entities, such as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Home Affairs, and APSJobs
held awareness and prevention forums with organisations across the tertiary education sector to enable them to deliver scams awareness messaging
coordinated a social media campaign
created guides for businesses, including about how to protect themselves and the community
established data sharing arrangements with cryptocurrency platforms.
Be aware of job scams
Scammers advertise job opportunities so they can steal money and personal information. Stop and check any job ad that requires you paying money to make money. It could be a scam.
Find out more about job and employment scams and how to protect yourself.