The Australian Federal Police (AFP) continues to crack down on criminals, seizing more than half a billion dollars in illegally-acquired-wealth from organised crime thanks to record funding from the Morrison Government. This figure will continue to rise with a further $30 million in the 2022-23 Budget to extend the work of the AFP’s Criminal Asset…
Topics: Morrison Government funding for AFP organised crime strike teams, Ukraine, Cook preselection, Department of Home Affairs staff. KAREN ANDREWS: Well, thank you very much. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here this morning with the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Reece Kershaw to make some announcements in relation to transnational serious and organised…
The Morrison Government is putting financial criminals on notice that their ill-gotten gains are squarely in the sites of AUSTRAC – Australia’s financial intelligence agency – with the opening of a new state-of-the-art Brisbane office for the agency. Officially opened by Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews, the new premises are located in the heart…
The Commonwealth Government is providing $146 million for the first phase of a new National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, including nearly $40 million in new funding to the AFP. Prime Minister Scott Morrison today joined Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ben Morton and Member for Swan Steve Irons at the…
Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Linda Reynolds say the arrests of six people in relation to alleged fraud against the NDIS shows the Morrison Government’s commitment to protecting the Scheme. Operation Pegasus is a months-long NDIS Fraud Taskforce investigation into an alleged criminal syndicate accused of…