News and media releases

It’s the season of giving, and our Education team has been busy developing a range of new resources to help you prepare for the AML/CTF reforms, including an improved e-learning experience.

Now’s the time to be preparing your business for the upcoming AML/CTF law changes. Stay ahead and keep informed with the latest material to help get you ready.

Read Brendan's end-of-year message as he reflects on AUSTRAC’s key achievements, major milestones and progress made across the agency throughout the year.

AUSTRAC has launched civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against two businesses – Castra Licensee Pty Ltd ACN 160 992 709 (Castra) and Princeton Securities (NSW) Pty Ltd ACN 162 219 794 (Princeton) for failing to meet their reporting obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global group that sets international anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CTF/CPF) standards, has published 2 recent updates relating to international money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) risks.

AUSTRAC has issued a letter to the online payment platforms sector, warning businesses to tighten their controls to prevent payments for child sexual exploitation.

The warning comes after a supervisory campaign easily identified a number of customers suspected to be making payments for child sexual exploitation. 

It’s here! We have launched a modernised AUSTRAC Online (AO) reporting platform for the businesses we regulate.

AUSTRAC CEO and the ITEC Commissioner have called on Australia’s banks to take immediate action to strengthen oversight of tobacco and convenience stores with private ATMs and eftpos.

AUSTRAC has issued Cryptolink an infringement notice of $56,340 and accepted a court-enforceable undertaking that ad

Financial crime across the Pacific is evolving fast. From online child sexual exploitation to cryptocurrency-enabled crime and organised criminal networks. AUSTRAC and its Pacific partners are taking a united stand through the Pacific Financial Intelligence Community (PFIC), sharing intelligence, technology and expertise to detect and disrupt these threats.