Australia news live: Harbour Bridge tolls to rise; 200kg cocaine bust in port of Melbourne

Sydney tolls set to increase for first time in 14 years. Specialist divers retrieved drugs with street value of $80m

Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Former prime minister Tony Abbott, a long-time fan of “retiring” media mogul Rupert Murdoch, could join Fox:

Police have used an underwater drone* to find more than 200kg of cocaine in the hull of a cargo ship.

This seizure is another case of law enforcement remaining one step ahead of criminals attempting to bring harmful, illicit drugs into our country and into our community.

We have prevented 200kgs of cocaine from reaching our streets and in doing so, we have prevented approximately one million street deals and the significant harm to our society that flows as a result.

(There’s a technical reason the remotely operated vehicle is not actually a drone, forgive me for the shorthand).

Continue reading…

About Author