Police
Making the simple things count: mental illness in missing persons week
People with a mental illness are at ‘high risk’ of becoming missing persons in Australia according to the Australian Federal......
Busting open Australia’s drug war spend
What’s more important: fighting drug dealers, or the effects of drugs themselves? Federal and State/Territory governments seem to believe the......
Legal highs not without consequences
Sydney Teenager Henry Kwon died on Wednesday after jumping from his third floor balcony. Police say he was under the......
Mentally ill more likely to be shot by police
42% of people shot by police are mentally ill, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Criminology.......
Police help Aborigines return to country
Increasing numbers of Aboriginal people from remote communities in Cape York are becoming displaced in Cairns with no way to......
Police power questioned after Mardi Gras bashing
NSW Police conduct has come under scrutiny after a video of an arrest at the Sydney Mardi Gras went viral......
Reckless and dangerous – Coroner wants action on taser death
“Reckless and dangerous” is how New South Wales Coroner Mary Jerram described the behaviour of several New South Wales Police......
SA Police uniforms put back in the closet
Adelaide’s annual gay and lesbian Feast Festival will begin two weeks of art, entertainment, and social events on the 10th......
Security or privacy, what’s more important?
Today the Australian Federal Police and State Police Force representatives presented to the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, saying......
High rates of mental illness among police detainees
There is a growing body of research showing that the odds are against people with mental illnesses. A new report......