Offences include overcharging, refusing to use the meter, and denying service to passengers with assistance animals. Safe Transport Victoria will also publish disciplinary actions on its public register to signal that illegal behaviour will not be tolerated.

Himatjit Singh Kahlon, 42, was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter and methamphetamine supply after a fatal Honey House Beer, part of a Canadian meth shipment, caused a young man’s death.

The ASO emphasises that sanctions contraventions are serious criminal offences and continues to monitor remittance companies and the broader financial sector.

“These grants are all about helping to create safe, welcoming places in Victoria where people from all backgrounds can come together, celebrate culture and share traditions.”

Despite her attempts to stop him, Aakash continued by groping her and sexually violating her.

More than 90 per cent of exit trafficking victims are women, often coerced, deceived, or threatened into leaving or attempting to leave Australia against their will.

Rajwinder Kaur’s family had only recently settled in Australia, and it was her teenage son who tragically discovered her body and ran to a neighbour’s house for help.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) seized 1,200 kilograms of sea cucumber, over 2,000 kilograms of salt used for processing, and a large quantity of fishing equipment.

The victim’s son, who had just returned home from work, was the first to find his mother lying lifeless in the upstairs hallway.

Despite the efforts of a passer-by who performed CPR and multiple paramedics who rushed to the scene, the teenager could not be saved.