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Australian police and policing

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22 January 2015















Suspicious package that shut down Circular Quay was a training device




Published: 4:53 PM




Suspicious package that shut down Circular Quay was a training device













Politicians criticise 'secrecy-at-any-cost' attempts to uncover journalists' sources




Published: 1:04 AM




Politicians criticise 'secrecy-at-any-cost' attempts to uncover journalists' sources













21 January 2015














Journalists reported to AFP in bid to reveal sources: read the documents

Read the documents that reveal journalists covering the Australian government’s asylum seeker policies are repeatedly reported to federal police in bid to reveal sources 



Published: 3:19 PM




Journalists reported to AFP in bid to reveal sources: read the documents












Journalists reporting on asylum seekers referred to Australian police

Exclusive: Journalists covering the Australian government’s asylum seeker policies are repeatedly reported to federal police in bid to uncover sources



Published: 3:15 PM




Journalists reporting on asylum seekers referred to Australian police












Delia Lawrie accuses Adam Giles of 'hiding' from scandal over misconduct allegations

Labor leader questions who in the NT government knew of the allegations before the police commissioner’s resignation last week



Published: 2:53 AM




Delia Lawrie accuses Adam Giles of 'hiding' from scandal over misconduct allegations












Campbell Newman says falling out with Clive Palmer is proof LNP can't be bought

Queensland premier dogged by questions about donations from company behind Acland mine expansion as police union president accuses him of lying



Published: 1:13 AM




Campbell Newman says falling out with Clive Palmer is proof LNP can't be bought












20 January 2015














Misconduct allegations against two NT police referred to external investigation

Solicitor general and public interest disclosures commission will examine claims against commissioner John McRoberts and another high-ranking officer after internal police inquiry ruled out as inappropriate



Published: 2:36 AM




Misconduct allegations against two NT police referred to external investigation






















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DNA breakthrough in 1972 case of missing teenager Marilyn Wallman – video

Queensland police confirm that a partial skull found in north Queensland in 1974 belongs to Marilyn Wallman, a teenager last seen alive in March 1972



Published: 2:23 AM




DNA breakthrough in 1972 case of missing teenager Marilyn Wallman – video












19 January 2015














Australian police terrorism threat level raised to high

Australian federal police say the change is the result of intelligence following the general threat level increase in September



Published: 8:35 PM




Australian police terrorism threat level raised to high












18 January 2015














New forensic tests show remains found in 1974 are those of missing teenager

Marilyn Wallman went missing in 1972 after leaving her home in North Mackay, but police were never able to positively identify remains found two years later 



Published: 11:33 PM




New forensic tests show remains found in 1974 are those of missing teenager












Campbell Newman promises $22m policing and surveillance boost




Published: 11:31 PM




Campbell Newman promises $22m policing and surveillance boost












Fake police officer pulls over and breath tests two drivers, then steals licences




Published: 9:52 PM




Fake police officer pulls over and breath tests two drivers, then steals licences












15 January 2015














Muslim leaders' 'fear of security agencies' is preventing counselling against extremism

Academics and religious leader criticise government for prioritising law enforcement funds over early intervention programs to combat radicalisation



Published: 11:03 PM




Muslim leaders' 'fear of security agencies' is preventing counselling against extremism












NT police commander suspended after commissioner's resignation




Published: 9:26 PM




NT police commander suspended after commissioner's resignation










Islamic radical preacher Junaid Thorne reportedly has Sydney home raided




Published: 8:55 PM




Islamic radical preacher Junaid Thorne reportedly has Sydney home raided








Federal police looking at MP porn ring allegations find no laws were broken




Published: 3:31 AM




Federal police looking at MP porn ring allegations find no laws were broken








Synthetic cannabis deaths show case for controlled sale of marijuana, expert says




Published: 12:06 AM




Synthetic cannabis deaths show case for controlled sale of marijuana, expert says














14 January 2015














Former Northern Territory police commissioner denies conflict of interest

John McRoberts says he did not influence an investigation involving someone he has a relationship with but resigned to avoid becoming a distraction



Published: 8:17 PM




Former Northern Territory police commissioner denies conflict of interest












Northern Territory police commissioner John McRoberts resigns

Commissioner quits after allegations he involved himself in a criminal investigation involving a person he has a relationship with



Published: 3:34 AM




Northern Territory police commissioner John McRoberts resigns












12 January 2015














Larry Pickering says police offered him protection due to Muhammad cartoon

Retired political cartoonist claims police made the offer after he published an image of the prophet Muhammad as a spit-roasted pig on his website



Published: 9:49 PM




Larry Pickering says police offered him protection due to Muhammad cartoon












NSW man who died after being Tasered was addicted to 'ice', says girlfriend




Published: 3:54 AM




NSW man who died after being Tasered was addicted to 'ice', says girlfriend












Bikies crackdown in Queensland continues in lead-up to state election




Published: 3:48 AM




Bikies crackdown in Queensland continues in lead-up to state election












11 January 2015














Police used Taser on man who later died in custody in Bowral

Officers were called to a McDonald’s in Mittagong on Sunday where 38-year-old was arrested after allegedly getting into a violent confrontation with them



Published: 7:28 PM




Police used Taser on man who later died in custody in Bowral












10 January 2015














Lindt cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson was hit by police bullet, reports say

Police sources reportedly say that the 38-year-old barrister was caught in the crossfire and struck possibly by a ricochet 



Published: 4:46 PM




Lindt cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson was hit by police bullet, reports say












9 January 2015














Police name man wanted over chase that ended in Sydney toddler's death

Police have named a man wanted over a car chase which resulted in the death of 17-month-old girl who was playing in her Sydney backyard



Published: 9:16 PM




Police name man wanted over chase that ended in Sydney toddler's death












Counter-terrorism police conduct Sydney raids

Police carry out a series of counter-terrorism raids in southwest Sydney on Friday morning



Published: 1:52 AM




Counter-terrorism police conduct Sydney raids












8 January 2015














Toddler killed after car ploughs into Sydney backyard during police pursuit

Police chase in western Sydney ends in tragedy as 17-month-old is killed while playing in back yard



Published: 3:43 PM




Toddler killed after car ploughs into Sydney backyard during police pursuit












7 January 2015














Data retention: lawyers and telcos take aim at 'ill-defined' legislation

Parliamentary inquiry told that bill is not specific enough about metadata that must be stored, making the regime ‘open to enormous creep in scope’



Published: 3:35 AM




Data retention: lawyers and telcos take aim at 'ill-defined' legislation












ACT police investigate one of their own after pornographic retweet




Published: 2:54 AM




ACT police investigate one of their own after pornographic retweet












Women given 'free pass' on domestic violence, says former Nationals senator




Published: 12:04 AM




Women given 'free pass' on domestic violence, says former Nationals senator












1 January 2015














Tasmania plane crash: bad weather delays second bid to recover bodies

Police say they will not be able to attempt to retrieve the two bodies from Monday’s crash until Tuesday or Wednesday



Published: 11:50 PM




Tasmania plane crash: bad weather delays second bid to recover bodies












Queensland police shootings linked to patrolling in groups, says former whistleblower

Nigel Powell says cultural shift making police more likely to resort to force will not likely be addressed by a review



Published: 8:05 PM




Queensland police shootings linked to patrolling in groups, says former whistleblower












31 December 2014














WA police attacked, but most new year celebrations pass off peacefully

Trouble erupts in Pingelly, WA, but few arrests among huge crowds in Sydney, and relatively few incidents elsewhere, police say



Published: 6:23 PM




WA police attacked, but most new year celebrations pass off peacefully












Conspiracy allegations against Clive Palmer’s adviser detailed in court documents




Published: 4:07 PM




Conspiracy allegations against Clive Palmer’s adviser detailed in court documents












ACT police 'baffled' by pornographic retweet from Twitter account




Published: 2:11 AM




ACT police 'baffled' by pornographic retweet from Twitter account










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