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Sydney drives property price fall in September quarter

The Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) for Sydney fell 1.4 per cent in the September quarter 2017 following positive growth over the last five quarters, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sydney established house prices fell 1.3 per cent and attached dwellings prices fell 1.4

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Coal and Allied commits to spending $2 million after clearing woodland

Coal and Allied Pty Ltd will commit over $2 million as part of an enforceable undertaking entered into following a contravention of Australia’s national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Coal and Allied Pty Ltd cleared 31.5 hectares of the critically endangered ecological community Central Hunter Valley

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AFP’s aviation response ready should a critical incident occur at Sydney Airport

The Australian Federal Police has concluded a four-week training exercise at Sydney International Airport, testing the coordination and response of members in the event of critical incident at the airport. The exercise is not in response to any specific threat. The exercise took place during curfew hours, one night a week

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Missing Person experts come together for conference

AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin opened the National Missing Persons Conference in Sydney today. For the first time, the AFP and NSW Department of Justice are co-hosting law enforcement, academics and professionals to share ideas, knowledge and best practice in the missing persons sector. Commissioner Colvin said that the two day conference will

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NSW man charged with internal importation of Ice

A 44-year-old NSW man appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with attempting to import crystal methamphetamine into Australia inserted within his body. The man arrived at Melbourne International Airport yesterday morning (Tuesday, 31 October 2017) on a flight from Los Angeles. He was selected for a baggage examination by Australian Border

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