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A 35-year-old West Australian woman charged last year with allegedly submitting multiple false claims to gain early access to superannuation savings worth $330,000, will now face 31 fraud offences, following ongoing inquiries by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as part of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT).

A 21-year-old Victorian man is due to face Melbourne Magistrate’s Court today (Friday 23 April, 2021), charged by the Victorian Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) with possessing child abuse material.

A 65-year-old man who allegedly avoided paying more than $2.57 million in tax-related liabilities and impersonated an Australian Taxation Office employee is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (23 April 2021).

Child sexual abuse investigations by the Australian Federal Police and New South Wales Police Force have led to arrest of two Australian men, as well as the rescue of three children and arrest of two women by Philippine authorities.

A WA man who allegedly pretended to be a teenage social media celebrity to blackmail girls online into performing sex acts has been charged with a further 65 offences.

A Brisbane man who allegedly transmitted child abuse material online is expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court today (23 April 2021).

A joint Queensland Police, Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Robina (Queensland) man, charged in connection with attempting to import a kilogram of heroin into Queensland.

IMAGES AVAILABLE A man from Brisbane’s western suburbs has become the first person in Queensland to be sentenced for possessing child-like sex dolls under Commonwealth laws targeting child abuse-related offences, following an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation.

VISION AVAILABLE Six people allegedly involved in a Western Sydney crime syndicate have been arrested by the Australian Federal Police over a multi-million dollar fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Two Australian men have been jailed over the 2017 seizure of 272 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in California.