Ombudsman blasts police complaint handling The Commonwealth Ombudsman says complaints against federal police officers are being dealt with too slowly, with some probes impacted by conflicts of interest. AAP · Sep 1, 2022
Australian Federal Police join NT Police in search for abducted girl Grace Hughes Police have escalated their search for abducted five-year-old girl, Grace Hughes, forming a taskforce with the Australian Federal Police and other agencies. ABC News · Aug 18, 2022
No trace of Nathan: the desperate family waiting for news of a missing brother When Nathan Brosnan went missing his family was plunged into the agony of ‘not knowing’. A national DNA program is trying to give families like theirs answers The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022
Comancheros boss Mark Buddle extradited to Melbourne to face drug importation charges Comancheros boss Mark Buddle is extradited from Darwin to Melbourne to face court over the alleged importation of $40 million worth of cocaine into Australia. ABC News · Aug 4, 2022
Spyware sales 'explosion' powers attacks The number of remote access Trojan products has increased tenfold, and authorities face a mammoth task tracking down the criminals behind them. AAP · Aug 4, 2022
Former public servant Ian Ralph Schapel jailed for abusing children from the Philippines online A retired public servant from South Australia has been sentenced to up to 16 years in jail for sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, with police saying his victims will never get back their "stolen childhoods". WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find upsetting. ABC News · Aug 3, 2022
Australian man charged over alleged spyware operation after global investigation involving AFP An Australian man who sparked a worldwide investigation into spyware he allegedly created and sold to domestic violence perpetrators has been charged by Australian Federal Police. ABC News · Jul 30, 2022
Australian Federal Police to share coding of AN0M app used in Operation Ironside arrests Experts for alleged criminals charged in one of Australia's biggest criminal sting operations will be given access to the coding of a messaging app built by the Australian Federal Police to catch those allegedly involved in organised crime. ABC News · Jul 29, 2022
South Burnett town of Durong at the centre of international cocaine bust It's a neat-as-a-pin, blink-and-you'll-miss it, quiet Queensland country town. But now Durong is the focus of a massive cocaine bust after police swooped on an industrial drug lab on a rural property. ABC News · Jul 22, 2022
Australian Federal Police arrest nine people across three jurisdictions in alleged cocaine syndicate bust Federal authorities have raided homes across three Australian states and territories, seizing cash and finding buckets and utes full of drugs. ABC News · Jul 22, 2022
Police raid cocaine house linked to cartel Federal and state police have raided a cocaine production house in country Queensland which they say is linked to a Columbian cartel. AAP · Jul 22, 2022
AFP seizes cash, homes and cars in WA The Australian Federal Police has finalised three operations in Western Australia which involved the seizure of almost almost $3.5 million in cash and assets. AAP · Jul 15, 2022
Brisbane Airport workers among eight charged after alleged theft of phones, tablets from restricted area Two airport workers allegedly used their security clearance to access and take multiple devices and accessories from parcels before asking others to peddle the stolen goods for money and drugs. ABC News · Jul 15, 2022
Helping to rescue 13 people from a Thai cave in 2018 remains the highlight of AFP diver Kel Boers's career Four years after a multi-national team rescued a group of young soccer players from a cave in Thailand, Australian Federal Police rescue diver Kel Boers still cannot believe it was a success. ABC News · Jul 9, 2022
ABC News · Jun 29, 2022 AFP lays more charges against Findon man accused of preparing or planning terrorism act An Adelaide man arrested last year appears in court after the Australian Federal Police lays new terrorism charges against him.
ABC News · Jun 22, 2022 Adelaide paedophile Geoffrey William Moyle has sentence extended to 12 years An Adelaide paedophile jailed for filming himself sexually abusing children in Cambodia will spend an extra three years in jail after a prosecution appeal.
ABC News · Jun 20, 2022 International child sex offenders posing online as girls to target Australian boys, AFP warns Child sex offenders abroad are targeting Australian boys online in schemes that groom them to produce child-abuse material subsequently used to extort money, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) warns.
ABC News · Jun 12, 2022 AFP arrests alleged international drug kingpin extradited from Thailand Australian Federal Police have extradited a man from Thailand to Melbourne, who they allege was a senior figure in an international organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to traffic illegal drugs into Australia.
ABC News · Jun 10, 2022 Canadian man, 76, charged with bringing 24kg of ice into Australia in shoeboxes Australian Federal Police charge a 76-year-old man after he allegedly brought more than $22 million worth of the drug ice into the country hidden in shoeboxes.
ABC News · Jun 2, 2022 Australian Federal Police train team of digital technology sniffer dogs to target child abuse operations and terrorism perpetrators The Australian Federal Police are training a team of sniffer dogs to locate digital technology — like USBs, hard drives, and SIM cards — in a bid to target child abuse operations and terrorism perpetrators.
Daily Record · May 26, 2022 Cocaine smuggler who used luxury yacht for £160million narcos plot jailed for 18 years Andrew Cole was involved in the planning of the huge cocaine smuggling operation, which saw two tonnes of the class A drug trafficked into the UK.
ABC News · May 24, 2022 Cargo ship captain charged after 320 kilograms of cocaine seized in drug bust off WA coast As more details about the massive drug bust come to light, police claim the drugs wrapped in plastic were thrown off a bulk carrier near Port Hedland, where they were picked up by a smaller sailboat.
AAP · May 24, 2022 Ship's master charged over WA cocaine bust The Australian Federal Police have charged the master of a bulk carrier in relation to his role in a cocaine smuggling operation.
ABC News · May 20, 2022 Solomon Islands Opposition Leader accuses AFP of renting property from government MP for inflated price Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale is accusing the Australian Federal Police of renting a property from a key government MP and powerbroker for a hugely inflated price.
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022 Labor calls on PM to take action after Queensland LNP candidate accused of listing false address Sitting MP Anika Wells says she was abused by an LNP member in separate incident at prepolling centre in Lilley