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Tamworth man jailed for advocating terrorism online
Publish date: 03.02.2023 A NSW man who advocated for violent terrorist acts in a series of racist and extremist messages on social media has been sentenced to two years and seven months’ in prison.
MOREProperty and cash restrained as alleged money laundering group charged
Publish date: 02.02.2023 The AFP has charged nine members of an international money laundering organisation and restrained more than $150 million in Sydney property, cash and luxury items. ***Vision available via Hightail***
MOREAFP encourages families to tap into new animations resources
Publish date: 31.01.2023 As children across Australia go back to school, parents and carers are encouraged to use a new tool developed by the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) to support them in educating their children about online safety.
MOREHave you seen this boat? AFP calls for public assistance in ongoing drug investigation
Publish date: 31.01.2023 The AFP is appealing for public information about sightings and the occupants of a 5.2 metre open-cab boat last seen near the Newport boat ramp in the Port Melbourne harbour on 8 September, 2022 as part of a drug trafficking investigation.
MOREAdvice for parents on sharing back-to-school images online
Publish date: 30.01.2023 The AFP is today releasing a new video to help parents and carers manage the type of information they might be sharing about their children online.
MOREAFP records spike in financial sextortion reports over the school holidays
Publish date: 29.01.2023 The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) has experienced a predicted surge in the online financial sextortion trend targeting young Australians over the school holiday period.
MOREAFP urges parents and carers to be vigilant about online gaming
Publish date: 28.01.2023 The AFP is encouraging parents and carers to be involved in their children’s online activities, specifically online gaming, warning that predators use chat functions in gaming platforms to contact children.
MORENAGS charges second person over drug import plot
Publish date: 28.01.2023 National Anti-Gangs Squad (NAGS) officers have charged a second person in New South Wales over the attempted importation of about 27.5 kilograms of phenylethylamine HCL, which is an analogue of amphetamine.
MORESydney man jailed for grooming children online
Publish date: 27.01.2023 A Sydney man, 38, has been sentenced to nine years’ jail after pleading guilty to 12 online child abuse offences, including grooming multiple children under the age of 16.
MORESouth Australian men face court for proceeds of crime offences
Publish date: 27.01.2023 Two South Australian men are scheduled to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court today (27 January, 2023) after the AFP charged them with proceeds of crime offences.
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