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NSW makes knife wanding powers permanent amid concerns over police discretion
The New South Wales Government's decision to make knife 'wanding' powers permane...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jun 2026
'Racial profiling' - Indigenous people make up more than half of strip searches by WA Police
More than half of the people strip searched by WA Police so far in 2025-26 were...
Giovanni Torre 24 Jun 2026
It’s time to rethink how police treat First Nations children
Over the last year we have all been shocked at the tactics of Donald Trump's ICE...
George Newhouse 20 Apr 2026
Experts warn risk of Chinese influence in the Pacific
Kiribati is the latest Pacific Island nation being increasingly infiltrated by C...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Apr 2026
As over-policing makes headlines, Indigenous researchers say it is nothing that hasn't been documented before
Warning: The following article contains content and language some readers may fi...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Mar 2026
ACT Police apologise for wrongful arrest of Aboriginal teen, defend officers’ conduct

The head of ACT Police has apologised to a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy who had a weapon pointed at him and was forcibly removed from a bus during a search for an armed robbery suspect, while maintainin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 21, 2025
Pacific, Australia police forces to discuss regional deployments

Pacific police chiefs are scoping areas where additional assistance can be deployed as Australia helps scale up regional security responses by training local officers.

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Dominic Giannini Aug 1, 2025
Aboriginal children routinely over-policed under NSW bail checks, legal group says

An 11-year-old Aboriginal boy on bail was subjected to more than 100 police checks over a seven-month period, in what a legal group says is evidence of "discriminatory patterns" in NSW policing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2025
First Nations policing pathways graduate ready to begin new role

Proud Dulabed Malanbarra Yidinji woman Karren Edmonds has been successfully appointed as a Police Liaison Officer after graduating from the Queensland Police Service's First Nations Pathway to Policin...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 23, 2025
NT Government scraps police racism review amid ongoing allegations

A long-promised review into racism within the Northern Territory Police Force has been scrapped, Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has confirmed — even as the force continues to face serious...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2025
ACT Policing must have consequences, independent oversight following treatment of Aboriginal boy - ALS

The Aboriginal Legal Service has welcomed judicial condemnation of the "unacceptable and deeply concerning treatment" of one of the agency's young clients in ACT police custody.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 22, 2025
Australia flexes its Pacific Policing Initiative muscle

Australia has taken a landmark step in supporting international peace and security by opening a world-first United Nations Police Peacekeeping training course tailored for the Pacific region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 19, 2025
Aussie hub to keep Pacific police ready

A co-ordination and training centre for Pacific Island police has been opened as Australia seeks to counter China's growing security influence in the region.

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Luke Costin Dec 10, 2024
AFP and Pacific Police celebrate successful CHOGM in Samoa

Samoa Police worked with Australian Federal Police to deliver security for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. This CHOGM collaboration was part of a wider regional effort that saw AFP...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 5, 2024
PM: 'Security of any one of us, matters to all of us'

Climate change might have been top of the agenda for Commonwealth leaders at a days-long meeting in Samoa but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted a joint police force between Australia and the...

First Nations children - some as young as 11 - strip-searched by NSW police at higher rate, new data reveals

First Nations people in New South Wales are subject to 45 per cent of all "uses of force" by NSW police despite making up only 3.44 per cent of the population, a new accountability dashboard has revea...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 25, 2024
Senior Australian ministers undertake Pacific charm offensive

Pacific policing and Australia's bid to host a major climate conference are top of mind as senior Australian ministers undertake a charm offensive in the region.

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Dominic Giannini Sep 18, 2024
Campaigners say report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children doesn't go far enough as Human Rights Commission calls for Indigenous-led responses

Any response to the report on missing and murdered First Nations women and children must be Indigenous led, according to the Human Rights Commission.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 16, 2024
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