Primark to launch home delivery service despite ‘challenging’ market Chain has long avoided deliveries in Great Britain but says a shift now offers ‘opportunity for profitable growth’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
Primark to finally offer home delivery in the UK – but one location will miss out The fashion retailer's owner has purchased a new warehouse in Sheffield to support the plans The Independent UK · Sep 10
Primark to launch home delivery in Great Britain The company did not specify when home delivery would start but said it would come ‘in the future’. Evening Standard · Sep 10
Primark investors hope summer price cuts lift sales as cost of living bites Primark announced a round of price cuts in July that it said ‘reaffirms its place as the home of great value fashion’. Evening Standard · Sep 4
Illegal cigarettes, luxury car and Canberra homes seized in massive cross-border sting Major raids across ACT, Sydney dismantle Chinese crime syndicate. The Canberra Times · Sep 1
Illicit tobacco raids on ACT servos see thousands of cigarettes seized Petrol-station smokes seized in territory-wide sting. The Canberra Times · Aug 25
Service stations closed and contracts ripped up after illegal tobacco and vape raids More than 100 service stations were targeted as part of Operation Shorthand. Newcastle Herald · Aug 14
Servo in Phillip raided in nation-wide multiagency drive against illicit tobacco Simultaneous raids were carried out across over 100 servos in Australia. The Canberra Times · Aug 12
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant The Guardian - AU · Aug 9
Trial aborted for man accused of attempting to collect 21kg meth shipment After a stop-start two weeks, the trial came to a stop this week. Newcastle Herald · Jul 28
Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence The Guardian - AU · Jul 24
Man who arrived to collect 21kg of ice had fake name written on hand, jury told The issue will be whether the 39-year-old knew what was inside the package. Newcastle Herald · Jul 13
US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says Economic squeeze and anti-immigration raids have hit Hispanic communities, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil The Guardian - UK · Jul 1
Primark owner set for weaker profits as high gas prices to hit sugar arm It said trading has been ‘resilient’ over the latest quarter despite ‘challenging’ retail conditions in most markets. Evening Standard · Jul 1
The Independent UK · Jun 30 Thai Airways launches investigation after cabin crew member arrested for smuggling heroin worth £380k Airline vows full cooperation as Australian police allege drugs were hidden in 12 tote bags
Bangkok Post · Jun 29 Thai air crew member arrested at Melbourne airport with heroin worth B11m Australian police have arrested a female member of a Thai aircrew on an international flight at Melbourne airport after an x-ray by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly found one kilogramme of heroin concealed in her tote bags.
The Canberra Times · Jun 24 Raid on capital region property uncovers largescale meth, cocaine lab: police allege Six men arrested and charged after a major drug sting.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16 Kingsmill owner cleared to create UK’s biggest bread brand with Hovis takeover ABF’s bakeries arm would be likely to exit the market entirely if the deal did not proceed, CMA finds
Evening Standard · Jun 16 ABF’s Hovis takeover deal given go-ahead by competition watchdog The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said ABF could have pulled out of the UK bakery sector if the merger were not to take place.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 15 Man jailed for importing child-like sex doll, possessing abhorrent child abuse material It was part of a "disturbing rise" in similar importations.
The Guardian - AU · May 28 US firm fined for Australian immigration security failures. How much? Border force refuses to say Gavan Reynolds cites ‘commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract’ in declining to answer Greens senator’s question in parliament
The Guardian - AU · May 24 The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention network
The Times of India · May 23 Indian national arrested after $5.6 million meth-making chemical found hidden in food consignment at Sydney port An Indian man has been charged after Australian authorities found a $5.6 million pseudoephedrine shipment hidden in a food consignment at Sydney’s Port Botany.
Newcastle Herald · May 21 Man accused of trying to import anti-Semitic literature, firearm Police allegedly seized weapons and flags depicting hate symbols during the raid.
AAP · May 19 J.S. Held Experts Recognized by ABF Journal as 2026 Legends & Leaders NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm J.S. Held celebrates the recognition of two experts in ABF Journal's 2026 Legends & Leaders special edition, which honors individuals who define excellence, resilience, and innovation in specialty finance. Brian Gleason is recognized as an Icon, and Michael Sutters is…