Media releases

A 42-year-old Melbourne man is due to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today charged with allegedly accessing and possessing child abuse material.

A 45-year-old Sydney man has been charged with cryptocurrency laundering offences after allegedly creating fake online accounts using the details of identity theft victims.

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to six years behind bars for his role in the failed plan to import 3.7 kilograms of methamphetamine into South Australia in 2016.

A Western Sydney man who became the first man arrested by the Australian Federal Police’s Taskforce Iris has been charged with an additional offence, after allegedly continuing to offend while awaiting his next court date.

A 25-year-old man is expected to face a regional South Australian court for the first time today (2 June) over the alleged possession of abhorrent material, including images of a child being sexually abused.

A total of $949,500 seized from a Perth drug trafficker has been forfeited to the Commonwealth after an Australian Federal Police proceeds of crime investigation.

A 29-year-old Brisbane man has been charged by the Queensland Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (QLD JACET) following an investigation into the alleged access and possession of child abuse material.

A 67-year-old Victorian man will face court today (Friday 29 May, 2020) accused of possessing child abuse material.

The AFP has made the decision to finalise our investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a national security document which resulted in the execution of a search warrant at the home of journalist, Annika Smethurst, in June 2019.

A 34-year-old Melbourne man accused of possessing child abuse material has been remanded in custody, after allegedly purchasing a new mobile phone to access additional child exploitation material while out on bail.