Category: MIL-OSI

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

The Northern Territory Police Force is continuing its search for missing 5-year-old Sharon Granites in Alice Springs.

Around 1:35am on Sunday morning, police received reports that Sharon could not be located at her residence on Marshall Court, Old Timers Camp, Alice Springs.

The exact timeline of events remains under investigation and police have received multiple reports.

Current investigations have a witness claiming to have seen Jefferson Lewis holding hands with Sharon at around 11pm that night. Shortly after this, a family member claims to have seen Sharon within the residence. At around 11:30pm, family notice she is missing from the residence. Police are contacted at 1:35am.

Police immediately responded and conducted initial enquiries. A crime scene was established a short distance from the town camp, and police can confirm items seized from the crime scene included a yellow adult t-shirt, a doona, and a pair of children’s underwear. They are currently undergoing forensic analysis.

Multiple police units have been deployed as part of the extensive search for Sharon, titled Operation Chelsfield, including members from the Search and Rescue Section, Cultural Reform, Mounted Unit, Dog Operations Unit, General Duties, Community Safety Engagement Team, Territory Response Group and Territory Safety Division.

Additional support has been provided by NT Fire and Emergency Services, the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Federal Police, Tangentyere Council, and the Central Land Council.

Resources deployed include helicopters, drones, ATVs, motorbikes, horses, and foot patrols, with search taskings also taking place overnight utilising drones with thermal imaging capability.

Multiple local organisations, community groups and businesses have also been providing support to the search effort.

The Northern Territory Police Force Commissioner Martin Dole APM said, “I’d like to commend our hardworking police officers who have been on the ground since Sharon was reported missing.

“I would also like to thank NT Fire and Emergency Services, the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Federal Police for providing their skills and resources.

“The incredible Alice Springs community has rallied around the search efforts, volunteering to take part in line searches and providing much appreciated food, water and support, and I thank everyone for their generosity.

“The Northern Territory Police Force will be relentless in its efforts to bring Sharon home.

“If you have any information, no matter how small, please contact police immediately.”

Police continue to seek public assistance to locate 47-year-old male, Jefferson Lewis, who police believe can assist with enquires.

Sharon was last seen wearing a dark blue short-sleeve T-shirt with a white ring stripe around the neck and a white ring stripe around the end of the sleeves, and a pair of black boxer style underwear.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Sharon or Jefferson Lewis, or who has any information at all, is urged to call police on 131 444. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au.

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

Strike Force Trident has arrested a 15-year-old male relation to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Bakewell in the early hours of this morning. 

Around 3:50am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports an adult male was allegedly robbed while being threatened with an edged weapon at a service station on Lambrick Avenue.

The victim was returning to his car when the offender approached him, allegedly threatened him and demanded his car keys.

Fearing for his safety, the victim handed over his keys and the offender drove away.

The stolen vehicle is a red Toyota Camry and it was observed by CCTV on Howard Springs Road heading towards Whitewood Road.

Police initiated a pursuit after the vehicle failed to stop. The pursuit continued for about 10 minutes until sight of the vehicle was lost in the vicinity of the Stuart Highway and Girraween Road.

Around 2pm today SF Trident Detectives located and arrested a 15-year-old male offender at an address in Gray. He remains in custody.

Source: Tasmania Police

Man charged in relation to offences allegedly committed in New Town area

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 – 4:39 pm.

Police have today arrested and charged a 61-year-old man with several offences allegedly committed in the New Town area.
Police allege the man was involved in several incidents in the New Town area recently, where he committed assaults and threatening behaviours towards women.
The man has been charged with:

2x assault
3x threatening words to provoke a breach of the peace in a public place.

He appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court this afternoon and was remanded until 11 May 2026.
If anyone believes they are a witness or victim of the man’s behaviour and they haven’t already spoken to police, they are asked to contact Hobart Police on 131 444 and quote OR803807.

Source: Tasmania Police

Trainee constable charged

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 – 4:20 pm.

A 24-year-old trainee constable from southern Tasmania has this week been charged with one count of stealing.
The matter is scheduled to be heard in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 25 August, 2026.
The arrest and charge arose from an investigation by Tasmania Police Professional Standards Command into an alleged recent stealing incident.
The male trainee constable has been stood down, immediately.
It is not appropriate to make any further comment given the matter is now before the court.

Source: Australian Capital Territory Policing

The owner of an online business has been convicted, fined and ordered to pay compensation to customers who paid him thousands of dollars for high-end car parts.

Daniel Wilde, 38, sold carburettors, race cylinder heads, oil pumps and other performance products through his business, Torqueline Garage Pty Ltd (ACN: 662 616 275).

The online business falsely implied on social media that products were in stock and ready for delivery, but the items were never supplied to paying customers.

Wilde pleaded guilty at the County Court to a single charge of wrongly accepting payment under the Australian Consumer Law. The charge covered 9 individual cases with goods valued at about $18,000.

He was also fined $9,000, with charges against Torqueline Garage withdrawn.

The court ordered Wilde to provide refunds, noting that 6 of the 9 customers involved as witnesses in the case against him had already been paid around $12,000 in compensation.

There may be other impacted Torqueline customers. If you want to pursue a refund or compensation, seek legal advice about your options.

Find more information about refunds, repairs and returns, or contact us for general information about your consumer rights, including when a product isn’t delivered.

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

Strike Force Trident has arrested a 10-year-old male in relation to an aggravated robbery that occurred in the carpark of a shopping centre in Casuarina yesterday.

Around 6:35pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports a 72-year-old female was driving out of the carpark when her vehicle was approached by several offenders at around 5:30pm.

A female from the group allegedly jumped on the bonnet of the vehicle, causing the victim to stop her car.

A male opened the driver’s side door and allegedly ripped the victim’s glasses from her face, while another unknown offender opened the front passenger door and stole the victim’s handbag from the front seat.

Security chased the group away from the area and the handbag was recovered and returned, however,  the victims phone and credit card remain missing.

Subsequent checks with her bank identified that several purchases had since been made with her credit card.

A 10-year-old male has been arrested and remains in custody.

Investigations are ongoing. Anyone who has any information is urged to call police on 000. Please quote reference NTP2600040965.

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

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

MADELEINE KING, MINISTER FOR RESOURCES: Good morning everyone. Can I say, it’s a delight to have the Prime Minister, my friend Anthony Albanese, back here in Perth for, I think it’s his 40-something-th time. Thanks so much for being here today, Prime Minister. And also to my very good friend, the Premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook, and my other very good friend here today, Deputy Premier, Minister for Infrastructure and many other things, Rita Saffioti. It really is a great announcement that the Prime Minister will take you through in a moment around over $500 million of investment from the Federal Government combining to add up to a total of over $1 billion of federal-state commitments to the road upgrades for the Anketell Road industrial area. I want to take a moment to quickly thank my Federal Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Catherine King, who has supported this project. She understands how important this road infrastructure is for Western Australia.

Now, last night I travelled from the airport along the road this morning. I travelled along Anketell Road once again to get here to the city. I visit the Kwinana industrial area very often as the Member for Brand, the powerhouse of Western Australian’s economy for many decades, continuing to this day. This upgrade will change lives. It will change the ability of transport and our truckies to get commodities into that area out. But for all the times, I know the Premier has witnessed this himself as many others have, you can get stuck in traffic at the end of a shift getting out of Kwinana. The many hundreds of workers there can get stuck at the end of the day for around 40 to 50 minutes. It’s endlessly frustrating. So, this is a game changer for all those workers in Kwinana as well as those really important road transport links from that industrial area over toward Abercrombie Road and Rockingham Road. So, I want to thank the Prime Minister for his commitment to Kwinana and to Western Australia and to making their economic powerhouse just even be bigger and better. And so with that, I will hand over to our Prime Minister. Thank you.

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Strong environmental safeguards will remain in place with projects required to meet the Commonwealth’s environmental standards, and all bilateral agreements will be subject to assurance by the new National Environmental Protection Agency, which will commence its work on 1 July this year. This is landmark performance following on from the legislation we passed last year, putting it into practise that view that we had very strongly, which is that our environmental laws were not fit for purpose. They weren’t fit for protecting the environment. They weren’t fit for giving business and industry certainty to progress. And this is about common sense reforms to remove duplication and to deliver environmental outcomes that are clear and consistent. In addition to that, as Madeleine has said, a very excited local member, $1.1 billion for crucial road connections to the proposed future Westport container terminal in Kwinana. Joint funding, $552 million from each level of government, to get this done.

On top of productivity and making a difference, better roads are also safer roads. They make a difference for people, whether they be local residents to get around, or whether it be the workforce to get around. Moving people and freight will be far more efficient as a result of this joint commitment, consistent with the strong partnership that my Government has with the government here in Western Australia to make a difference in recognition that WA is a driving force of our national economy. It will continue to be so for the period ahead and these partnerships are so important moving forward. And I’ll hand over to the Premier and then Minister Saffioti.

< ROGER COOK, PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 

And this funding will deliver the first stage of significant upgrades of Anketell Road. It includes expanding the road to four lanes between Leaf Road and Abercrombie Road and grade separation of Rockingham Road, and it will provide significant support to local traffic. And as Madeleine says, and we’re both very familiar with the congestion that you build around that area, particularly at the beginning and end of shifts. So, this is going to be an important opportunity to ensure that we improve significantly the transport infrastructure which supports the Western Trade Coast, which is a key part of the local economy. And it will support our joint $700 million commitment towards the upgrade of Kwinana freeway, which will be a crucial entry point to the Western Trade Coast as well. To support Westport, I can also announce today that my government will commit a further $118 million in the upcoming budget.

That funding will include funding for land acquisitions to enable road construction, planning for marine import infrastructure, and funding of Westport’s current operations over the next four years. Together, these investments will ensure WA can become a renewable energy superpower by continuing to ensure that we have the necessary industry infrastructure and the transport infrastructure that supports it. Westport will be a national significant project, and it’s one about which we are very proud. It’s a long-term project, work has begun, and we are really starting to see progress. And we’re making progress under the leadership of the Transport Minister and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti, and I now hand you over to her.

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Source: State of Victoria Local Government 2

The City of Greater Bendigo welcomes the announcement of funding from the Victorian Government towards the key intersections of Howard Street and Midland Highway in Epsom and Calder Highway and Maiden Gully Road, Maiden Gully.

The funding is included in the Victorian Government’s upcoming 2026/2027 Budget.

Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Thomas Prince said the investment would deliver crucial upgrades to both important thoroughfares.

“Both intersections have been long-time advocacy priorities of Council, with significant work needed to improve safety and access,” Cr Prince said.

“The Midland Highway is a key arterial road in our city, while Howard Street is a gazetted truck route, with both roads carrying approximately 10,000 vehicles each day.

“Significant development in Epsom has meant the current intersection is no longer adequate for the traffic and activity happening in the area. It is also an intersection that has experienced a number of reported casualty crashes.

“In Maiden Gully, the Calder Highway is a key thoroughfare for the west of Bendigo, which has an important role in accommodating future growth for our city.

“With an expected population forecast of 11,600 people by 2030, Maiden Gully is also near the neighbouring growth area of Marong.

“Investment in the intersection will enable the delivery of housing in this area, which will contribute to meeting housing targets set out in our

Managed Growth Strategy and the Victorian Government’s Plan for Victoria, which call for approximately 38,000 more homes by around 2050.

“The City is pleased to contribute funding towards the Maiden Gully project, with the upgraded, signalised intersection to also make it safer for students to cross the road and improve ease of access to local businesses.

“We are grateful to the Victorian Government for such significant investments in road projects in our region, both of which will deliver enhanced safety and accessibility for our community.”

Source: Tasmania Police

Firearms seized in searches across southern Tasmania

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 – 12:47 pm.

Firearms, drugs and large quantities of ammunition have been seized by police during a recent series of targeted searches across southern Tasmania.
Over the two-week operation, officers from Taskforce Saturate, Glenorchy CIB, South East CIB and Southern Drugs and Firearms conducted searches at multiple residential properties, from Geeveston through to Rokeby, Claremont and Bridgewater.
Police made 17 arrests, with 21 people (four proceeded against by summons) now facing a total of 53 charges, including serious firearms possession and drugs charges.
Ten firearms were seized, three of which had previously been reported as stolen.
Among the firearms identified were:• Glock handgun found buried at a Moonah property• Semi-automatic .22 calibre pistol with silencer at Richmond• 3D-printed .22 handgun at Claremont• Sawn-off .22 rifle at Bridgewater, reported stolen from a Tea Tree property• Shotgun at Geeveston, which had been reported stolen from Molesworth almost 20 years ago.
Acting Detective Inspector Adam Weeding said the operation reinforced the commitment of Tasmania Police to identify and remove illegal firearms from the community.
“The unlawful possession of firearms and the illegal use of firearms represents a serious threat to the community and to police,” Acting Inspector Weeding said.
“This recent operation led by Taskforce Saturate was firearms-focused and resulted in officers securing a number of illegal firearms.
“In total, there were 27 searches conducted which produced some very positive results. It is pleasing to see those firearms and illicit drugs are no longer in circulation in the community.
“We will continue to investigate stolen firearms and the illegal use of firearms and encourage anyone with information to report it to police.”
In further results from the operation, police seized large quantities of rifle and shotgun ammunition.Several people are facing drugs charges after seizures of crystal methamphetamine (ice), cocaine, cannabis and cannabis plants.
A stolen motor vehicle was recovered.
Anyone with information as to the current location of illegal firearms or ammunition, or people who may have access to unlawful firearms, can report to police on 131 444.
You can also report anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperstas.com.au

Source: Prime Minister of Australia

he Albanese and Cook Labor Governments are strengthening Western Australia’s supply chain resilience with a landmark $1.1 billion investment for crucial road connections to the proposed future Westport container terminal in Kwinana.

The Australian Government’s investment of $552 million will be delivered through the upcoming Federal Budget and matched by the Western Australian Government.

The project will ensure the proposed Westport container terminal and redeveloped bulk terminal, as well as the wider Western Trade Coast, have the road connections required to boost long-term trade and economic growth, support housing supply, and improve productivity in the defence and critical minerals industries.

Funding will deliver the first stage of significant upgrades to Anketell Road including expanding the road to four lanes between Leath Road and Abercrombie Road and a grade separation at Rockingham Road. This will significantly increase the efficiency of freight movements, reduce traffic for residents and support connection for future port expansions.

Anketell Road is an important freight route that is expected to become the heavy-vehicle route of choice linking Leath Road and the Kwinana Freeway.

These upgrades will shift heavy vehicle traffic away from residential areas to reduce congestion, improve safety and travel times on local roads.

The project will also support lower emissions through more efficient freight routing and reduced network delays.

This announcement builds on the significant infrastructure program being delivered by the Albanese and Cook Labor Governments — including METRONET, the Tonkin Highway Corridor and the Outback Way.

The Australian Government has also committed $350 million towards upgrading the Kwinana Freeway, which will be essential in servicing the proposed Westport precinct.

Quotes attributable to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:

“In uncertain times, Australians can be assured we are getting on with the job of delivering landmark projects that will unlock long term social and economic benefits for Australians.

“Upgrading Anketell Road will ensure Western Australia’s trade capacity can realise its potential.

“Providing clear and efficient access to the future Westport precinct will support long-term economic growth of Western Australian industries, boosting the local and national economy and creating jobs.”

Quotes attributable to Premier Roger Cook:

“Western Australia’s economy is the strongest in the nation, and the future container port in Kwinana coupled with the Western Trade Coast will play a significant role in maintaining that strength.

“Upgrading Anketell Road will help deliver deliver this once-in-a-century economic infrastructure for WA.

“It will ensure our State has what it needs to meet my government’s priorities— including becoming a renewable energy superpower and a place that makes more things here.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King:

“This upgrade to Anketell Road is a huge investment in the future supply chains of Western Australia.

“A wider, safer Anketell Road will increase freight throughput to a future Westport precinct, reducing travel times and lowering cost of freight for businesses and consumers alike.

“This will also take more freight off our local roads and make it safer for residents in Rockingham and the surrounding suburbs to get around.”

Quotes attributable to Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti: 

“We’re delivering Westport to keep Western Australia’s economy the strongest in the nation, and these upgrades to Anketell Road mark the first major infrastructure project that will enable that vision.

“Anketell Road is a critical east-west connection, and these upgrades will ensure freight movements in and out of the future port precinct and surrounding industrial areas are safe and efficient for all road users.

“By future-proofing WA’s trade capabilities for the next century, we’re ensuring costs for imports, exports and everyday goods remain low and creating a pipeline of jobs for Western Australians.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Brand Madeleine King:

“This funding will mean workers in Perth’s southern suburbs will spend less time behind the wheel and more time with family and friends.

“It will ease freight congestion, make freight transport safer, back in our truckies and support the continuing unmatched economic powerhouse that is the Kwinana Industrial Area.”