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Source: Victoria Country Fire Authority

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow, Sunday, 21 December 2025.

Source: Australia Government Statements – Agriculture

19 December 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Importers and brokers who have imported or have a plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, and camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from Cyprus since 8 November 2025.

What has changed?

On 16 December 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received preliminary reports of…

Source: Tasmania Police

Operation Safe Arrival, Tasmania Police’s annual festive season road safety initiative, will begin on Monday and run statewide.
Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said officers would be working hard with patrols and enforcement activities across the state, but the responsibility for road safety did not fall to police alone.“Keeping everyone safe on our roads is a mission for the whole community, not just police,” he said.
“For safe roads, we need safe road users. Motorists can help by obeying the road rules and the community can help by making sure your friends and family obey the road rules.
“And if you see something dangerous on our roads, or someone who is acting in a reckless manner that puts other people at risk, then tell police so we can take action.”
Assistant Commissioner Bodnar said Operation Safe Arrival would run from Monday, 22 December to Friday, 2 January and police would target dangerous driving behaviours such as speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and inattention, such as mobile phone use.
“We’ll have high-visibility and covert patrols on our highways and main roads, and we’ll be covering other routes, back streets, and rural areas,” he said.
More than 12,670 random breath tests were conducted during Operation Safe Arrival in the 2024-2025 Christmas-New Year period, resulting in 55 drink-drivers intercepted.
There were 37 mobile phone offences and 20 seat-belt related offences.
A total of 777 speeding offences were recorded during Operation Safe Arrival 12 months ago, including 396 motorists in the Southern District driving above the posted speed limit.
Assistant Commissioner Bodnar implored motorists to drive to the speed limits and plan their journey to allow adequate time to arrive at their destination safely.
“Our message here is simple. We are pleading with the public to take more responsibility when driving,” he said.
“Slow down, be more attentive behind the wheel and always drive to the conditions.”
As of December 19, Tasmania’s road toll for 2025 stood at 42 fatal road crashes, compared with 28 in 2024. There were 265 crashes resulting in serious injury, compared with the previous year’s tally of 281.
To report dangerous or reckless driving, call triple zero (000) in an emergency, or report to police on 131 444.

Source: Tasmania Police

Police investigating serious crash at Glengarry

Friday, 19 December 2025 – 5:17 pm.

A Hillwood man aged in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries this morning, after a collision between a Kenworth prime mover and a Toyota commuter van at Glengarry.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.30am. The prime mover had been travelling toward Frankford and the white van had been travelling toward Exeter.
The driver of the van was trapped for a short time before being freed by Tasmania Fire Service crews. He was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The driver of the truck, a man in his 70s from Legana, was taken to hospital as a precaution but had not sustained serious physical injury.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing. Anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact Northern Crash Investigation Services via 131 444.
Alternately, information can be provided via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.

Source: Tasmania Police

We respectfully acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional owners of the land upon which we work and pay our respect to Elders past and present. We recognise the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the continuing custodians of the rich cultural heritage of lutruwita / Tasmania.

Source: Tasmania Police

Sixth youth in custody following Ashley Youth Detention Centre incident

Friday, 19 December 2025 – 3:45 pm.

A sixth youth has been taken into custody a short time ago following an escape incident at Ashley Youth Detention Centre overnight.
Police responded to the centre just before 7pm last night, after reports of a disturbance within the facility.
Three staff members were physically assaulted by some of the young people during the disturbance with one receiving non life threatening injuries.
Seven young people escaped the facility in a vehicle.
Police were called and quickly deployed significant resources to the area, including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Just after 10pm, the stolen vehicle was located in the Penguin area, with the young people believed to have fled on foot.
One of the young people was safely taken into custody just before 1am.
A second vehicle was then commandeered by two of the young people near Ulverstone just before 7.30am this morning. The pair were arrested a short time later without incident and safely returned to Ashley Youth Detention Centre.A fourth young person was safely taken into custody on the north west just after midday and a fifth young person presented at Glenorchy Police Station shortly before 1.30pm.The sixth youth was arrested in Hobart just before 4pm.Police are continuing to actively search for the remaining youth.
Members of the public are advised not to approach the young person, and to contact police on 131 444 or triple zero in an emergency.

Source: Australian Capital Territory Policing

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Source: Australian Ministers for Education

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Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

The Northern Territory Police Force is investigating a domestic violence related assault that occurred in Alice Springs in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Around 11:30am on Thursday 18 December, a hospital-based police officer was notified that an adult female had attended the emergency department with injuries to her face and head, and significant injuries to both arms.

It is alleged the victim had been assaulted by her 26-year-old male partner in the early hours of Thursday morning near the Tom Brown roundabout.

The offender remains outstanding at this time and the Southern Domestic Family Violence has carriage of the investigation.

Police urge anyone with information, including those with dash cam footage between 12:40am and 1am on Thursday 18 December in vicinity of the Gap Road and South Terrace roundabout, to contact police on 131 444. Please quote reference number P25342242.

Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.

If you or someone you know are experiencing difficulties due to domestic violence, support services are available, including, but not limited to, 1800RESPECT (1800737732) or Lifeline 131 114.

Source: Australian Capital Territory Policing

A Clyde North entrepreneur who took $1.3 million in payments for affordable ‘tiny home kits’ that he never supplied has been convicted and fined $750,000 in the County Court.

Spencer Porter, 27, was the director of MyTinyHomeKit Pty Ltd and Property Magician Pty Ltd. He pleaded guilty in October to 4 charges under the Australian Consumer Law.

Porter took payments for kits from 43 customers between December 2021 to March 2024. Customers never received them, and the businesses subsequently went into liquidation.

In January 2024, Porter agreed to a range of actions to compensate customers who’d paid for and not received his products. He also agreed to improve his business practices for future customers.

Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) took court action against Porter in November 2024 after he breached the agreement.

While noting his early guilty plea, the court found that Porter’s offending was serious, calculated and manipulative, taking a substantial amount of money from people who could least afford to lose it.

It added that the penalties imposed by the court were proportionate to the offending and an important deterrence.

CAV Director Nicole Rich acknowledged the customers who bought kits from Porter’s businesses, 19 of whom shared victim impact statements in court.

“The conviction and fine is significant but will not give back to the people he deceived.”

“The affected customers should be commended for their courage in standing up to this conduct and sharing their stories in court.”

Porter entered bankruptcy in June 2025 but criminal penalties imposed by the court cannot be incorporated into a bankruptcy. They will continue to be enforceable in future years.

Rich emphasised that Consumer Affairs Victoria would continue to use its enforcement powers to crack down on businesses that ripped off Victorians.

“We won’t stop pursuing businesses that deceive consumers, particularly when it’s systemic and harms Victorians.”