Under the plan, free trains, trams and buses — originally due to end in April — will now continue until June 1. From that date, fares will be reduced by 50 per cent through to the end of 2026.

The operation, led by the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure alongside WA Police and the Australian Federal Police, targeted more than 100 vehicles over four hours at Perth Airport.

AFP officials say both matters were investigated by National Security Investigations (NSI) teams, established in October 2025 to target individuals and groups engaging in behaviour that threatens Australia’s social cohesion.

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.

The airline emphasised its strict compliance standards, adding it maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards any violation of the law.

Authorities allege the group is linked to an organised crime syndicate involved in large-scale supply of illicit tobacco and laundering criminal proceeds.

Albanese reiterated that Australia’s position had not changed despite repeated assertions from Washington.

Reports indicate the man was among a group taken in for questioning by the military in recent days as part of ongoing operations targeting alleged gang-linked drug activity.

He said bail was not punitive in nature and found the prosecution’s concerns could be managed through strict conditions proposed by the defence