A 42-year-old St Helens man has been charged with multiple burglary offences after police recovered more than $100,000 worth of property during targeted searches in St Helens last week.
Officers from St Helens Police seized over 200 items of property that are alleged to have been stolen from houses and garages in the St Helens, Scamander, Binalong Bay and The Gardens areas over the last few weeks.
The man was charged with aggravated burglary, stealing, and unlawful possession of stolen property and was bailed to appear in St Helens Magistates Court on 2 July.
The majority of the property, which includes power tools, fishing equipment, paintings, digital cameras, antique items and an aluminium dinghy on a trailer, has been identified for return to owners, however there are some items that haven’t been identified.
Property owners in the area are urged to check their premises for signs of break in attempts, especially if they have not been home recently.
Anyone with information, particularly CCTV footage of suspicious activity, should contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.
A woman has been arrested by members of Taskforce Raven following investigations into a firearms burglary at Lilydale earlier this month.
Two registered firearms, and a quantity of power tools were reportedly stolen from the Lilydale property on 20 June.
The stolen property (including the firearms) has been estimated to be valued at more than $2300.
The matter was reported to police on 26 June, and a 40-year-old George Town woman was subsequently arrested and charged today.
She has been charged with burglary, stealing, multiple firearms-related offences, evade police (aggravated circumstances), trespass, breach of bail, minor drug possession, and family-violence related offences.
She was detained to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court today.
Police investigating the potential theft of cattle from a property in the St Mary’s area are calling for public assistance in the case.
A landholder has reported to police that eight cattle have gone missing from farm paddocks on three separate occasions, between early January and mid-June this year.
The report was lodged with police recently, with the total loss of livestock estimated about $17,000.
In the first incident, it is reported an Angus steer was stolen from a paddock sometime between 6 January and 15 January.
In the second incident, two Angus heifers were believed stolen sometime between January 22 and 3 February.
And in the third incident, five Angus cows in-calf were believed stolen sometime between April 20 and June 8.
All cattle are black, with yellow ear tag with the name Killymoon on it and individual details, and a white NLIS ear tag.
Anyone who has seen cattle fitting this description, or noted suspicious behaviour along Harefield Road, St Mary’s, involving unfamiliar vehicles, stock trucks or trailers, or unusual movement of livestock, is asked to contact St Mary’s Police on 131 444. Please quote Offence Report 807849.
Police remind the community that rural properties can be targeted due to their isolation, and offenders may take advantage of large properties where stock are not checked routinely.
Maintaining regular contact with neighbours and reporting anything out of the ordinary can play an important role in preventing this type of offending.
A RIFLE with a sound suppressor (silencer) attached to it has been seized from a Sandford-area property and the firearm owner’s licence has been suspended ahead of a court appearance.
The 56-year-old man will be proceeded against by summons for firearm-related offences following a search at his property in late 2025.
The search in which the firearm was located was conducted by wildlife rangers from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, with assistance from Tasmania Police.
Under Section 118 of the Firearms Act 1996, it is an offence to possess or use a firearm sound suppressor without the correct authority. The Act further stipulates that a firearm fitted with a suppressor is classified as a prohibited firearm.
The man, who is a licensed firearms holder, will be proceeded against by summons for alleged firearm offences.
His licence was suspended and all firearms registered to him have been seized.
Tasmania Police reminds firearms licence holders of their legal obligations and the strict regulations surrounding the possession and use of firearms and suppressors.
Anyone unsure of their obligations regarding firearms ownership, or firearms licences in Tasmania, is urged to seek further information by visiting www.fas.police.tas.gov.au
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development
The ACCC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd (Amazon AU) for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by including unfair contract terms in its Prime subscriptions contracts, and later relying on those terms to introduce advertising to its streaming service, Amazon Prime Video.
Between November 2023 and August 2025, Amazon AU’s Prime contracts with more than one million annual subscribers contained what the ACCC alleges were five unfair contract terms that allowed it to unilaterally make negative changes during the contract period without offering subscribers a remedy.
It is also alleged that Amazon AU later relied on one or more of these unfair terms when it introduced ads to Prime Video in Australia in July 2024. Prior to that, Amazon Prime Video was almost entirely ad-free.
After July 2024, subscribers who wanted to maintain ad-free streaming had to pay an additional $2.99 per month. This was despite annual subscribers already having paid $79 upfront for the service.
“We allege that Amazon AU included multiple unfair terms in its contracts with Australian annual Prime subscribers, and it then relied on some of these terms to bring ads onto Amazon Prime Video,” ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said.
“Consumers who wanted to avoid ads were left with no choice but to pay more to maintain the service they’d initially signed up for.”
The ACCC also alleges that Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon US) was knowingly concerned in Amazon AU’s conduct.
It is alleged that Amazon US was involved in drafting the Australian contracts that contained the terms which the ACCC says were unfair. The ACCC also alleges that Amazon US made the decision to introduce advertising to Prime Video globally and helped implement the decision in Australia.
“All businesses are required to balance rights and obligations in their standard form contracts with consumers to ensure they are fair,” Ms Cass-Gottlieb said.
“Contraventions of unfair contract term protections are subject to significant penalties. We strongly encourage all businesses, particularly those offering subscriptions, to review their contracts to ensure they comply with the Australian Consumer Law.”
The ACCC is seeking declarations, penalties, consumer redress, costs and other orders.
This case is one of the first contested matters taken by the ACCC that falls under the new penalty regime for unfair contract terms, which applies to contracts made or renewed from 9 November 2023.
Unfair contract terms in consumer and small business contracts with a focus on harmful cancellation terms is an ACCC compliance and enforcement priority in 2026-27.
The ACCC investigated Amazon AU’s contracts after receiving consumer reports about the introduction of ads to Prime Video in 2024.
Note to editors
Unfair contract term protections safeguard consumers and small businesses – who often have limited bargaining power, expertise and ability to negotiate – from harmful standard form contract terms.
Contract terms are unfair if they:
cause a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations of the parties under the contract
are not reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the party who gets an advantage from the term, and
would cause financial or other harm to the other party if enforced.
In deciding whether a term is unfair, a court can consider any matters it thinks relevant but it must consider the contract as a whole and whether the term is transparent.
Section 25 of the Australian Consumer Law provides examples of potentially unfair contract terms, which includes terms that permit one party to unilaterally vary the terms of the contract, or the characteristics of the services to be supplied.
Unfair contract term protections have been included in the Australian Consumer Law since it first came into effect in 2010.The test for whether a term is unfair has remained the same since 2010.
Since November 2023, penalties have applied to proposing or relying on unfair contract terms in contracts which were made or renewed from that date.
Background
Both Amazon AU and Amazon US are owned by the US entity Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon launched its Prime subscriptions in Australia in June 2018.
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription offered by Amazon AU which provides members access to a variety of benefits including access to the Prime Video streaming service, as well as delivery and shopping benefits. Amazon Prime subscribers can subscribe on a monthly basis for $9.99 each month or purchase an annual (12-month) subscription for $79 upfront.
Subscribers to Amazon Prime enter into a contract with Amazon AU for a subscription through a standardised online sign-up process.
Concise statement
This document contains the ACCC’s initiating court document in relation to this matter. We will not be uploading further documents in the event this initial document is subsequently amended.
Police seeking witnesses following serious crash – Lower Turners Marsh
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 – 11:01 am.
Police investigating a serious single-vehicle crash at Lower Turners Marsh in the state’s North are calling for witnesses.
The crash, involving a silver Subaru station wagon, reportedly occurred outside 1866 Pipers River Road on Saturday 27 June.
The crash was reported to police on Monday 29 June, after the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was taken to the Launceston General Hospital and subsequently flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital suffering serious head injuries.
He remains in a critical condition.
Investigations are ongoing and police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident, or who was travelling through the area in the early afternoon, to come forward.
In particular, investigators are interested in speaking with the members of the public who stopped to assist the man.
Anyone with information, including dashcam or mobile phone footage from the area at the time, is asked to contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers Tasmania at crimestopperstas.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000. Please quote reference number 000248-29062026.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Northern Territory Police have charged four people following proactive traffic apprehensions in the Palmerston area, resulting in the seizure of illicit drugs, prohibited firearms and ammunition.
Territory Road Policing officers conducted a traffic apprehension at a service station in Bakewell, stopping a vehicle and identifying the driver was unlicensed.
A search of the vehicle located cannabis, drug paraphernalia, a prohibited pistol and a magazine containing 9mm ammunition.
A 33-year-old man was also arrested and charged with:
Possess or use prohibited firearm
Possess ammunition without a licence
Fail to comply with firearm storage requirements
Breach of bail
A 24-year-old woman was arrested and charged with:
Possess Schedule 2 dangerous drug (less than traffickable quantity)
Possess thing to administer a dangerous drug
Drive while unlicensed
Breach of bail
Give false or misleading information
During follow-up enquiries relating to that investigation, Territory Road Policing officers identified another vehicle linked to an address of interest.
When the driver saw police, he allegedly performed a U-turn and attempted to flee the area. Police had already established a cordon and, with assistance from the Dog Operations Unit, safely apprehended the vehicle.
Police searched the vehicle, locating approximately 190 grams of cannabis, evidence consistent with the supply of dangerous drugs, a prohibited .22 calibre pistol and ammunition.
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with:
Possess or use prohibited firearm
Possess Schedule 2 dangerous drug (traffickable quantity)
Supply Schedule 2 dangerous drug (less than commercial quantity)
Drive while never licensed
Possess ammunition without a licence
Fail to comply with firearm storage requirements
Breach of a Community Corrections Order
A 23-year-old woman was also arrested and charged with:
Possess Schedule 2 dangerous drug (traffickable quantity)
Supply Schedule 2 dangerous drug (less than commercial quantity)
All four offenders were remanded in custody.
Superintendent Rick Magree from Territory Road Policing Division said these arrests are the result of proactive policing and targeted enforcement aimed at disrupting criminal activity before it causes harm.
“The seizure of prohibited firearms alongside traffickable quantities of drugs is a serious concern, and police will continue to target those who choose to carry weapons or profit from the supply of illicit drugs in our community.
“Anyone with information about the supply of illicit drugs or illegal firearms is urged to contact police on 131 444. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
he Albanese Labor Government’s extension of fuel tax relief has now passed the Parliament, cutting the excise by 16 cents per litre for petrol and diesel for all of July.
We’re delivering more temporary and tapered support that will help take the sting out of petrol prices and help Australians with the cost of living.
This will save Australian motorists around $11 on a 65-litre tank.
The excise cut will continue until 2 August.
We are also cutting the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge by 16 cents for the same period to help truckies keep Australia moving.
This is about providing more responsible help with the cost of living because we know that while fuel prices have come down, Australians are still under pressure.
This extension of the fuel tax cut recognises there’s still a lot of uncertainty in the Middle East and the global economy more broadly, and our action provides a graduated return to normal settings for the fuel excise.
The additional relief we’re providing means that from 1 July, we’ll have more temporary help with the cost of living with this extension to the fuel tax cut, and more permanent help with the cost of living with another round of tax cuts for every taxpayer.
We thank the states and territories for contributing to the fuel tax cut.
We expect this cut to be passed on in full to motorists at the bowser and won’t accept Australian consumers being treated like mugs.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is continuing to monitor fuel prices, backed by stronger penalties and additional resources for enforcement.
The ACCC has already written to fuel retailers in light of this cut, putting them on notice.
Whether it’s slashing the fuel tax, slashing the road user charge for truckies or tax cuts for every taxpayer, we’re taking action to ease pressure on Australians.
Our economic plan is all about helping Australians with the cost of living, addressing inflation and making our economy more productive and resilient.