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Welcome to the news & media section of our website. Here you can find recent media releases, national speeches and other news.

Time's up for people smuggler

Publish date: 11.01.2016

A 40-year-old Melbourne man alleged to have facilitated multiple people smuggling ventures between 2010 and 2013 has been arrested overnight and has faced court today.

Shipment of stone contains 60kg of meth

Publish date: 08.01.2016

A 43-year-old South Australian man has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the importation from Indonesia of approximately 60 kilograms of crystal methylamphetamine.

Firearms seized following Joint Task Force Icarus investigation

Publish date: 06.01.2016

Joint Task Force Icarus investigators, with the assistance of the Purana Task Force, arrested a 36-year-old man at a Richmond residence this morning as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal importation of parts for a light machine gun.

Fact Check: AFP response to media reporting on our role in PNG

Publish date: 23.11.2015

The Australian Federal Police would like to respond to a media report published on 23 November 2015 regarding the AFP’s role in

Fact check: Use of metadata in relation to journalists

Publish date: 17.03.2015

In a statement released yesterday, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) claimed that AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin confirmed the AFP had “been repeatedly asked to hunt down journalists’ sources by accessing journalists’ metadata and he confirmed that it is doing so.