Australian police and policing
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‘He was a beautiful man’: one man’s long journey to justice for the killing of his brother
After a decades-long battle to discover the truth about what happened to Scott Johnson, his brother Steve has written a book about never giving up
Mother of NSW police shooting victim demands mental health reforms a year after son’s death
Judy Deacon will lead a Sydney rally to press her case that police no longer be sent as first responders in mental health emergencies
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Inhumane treatment of kids in custody won’t make Queenslanders safer. Empathy must triumph over fearNatalie LewisThe rights of children and victims of crime are not mutually exclusive. A just outcome repairs harm instead of creating it
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‘Harrowing’ footage sparks calls for Queensland government to remove children from police watch housesDomestic violence perpetrators could be tracked by specialised agency, Australian crime institute says
NSW police detective found to have committed ‘serious misconduct’ following car crash after work drinks
Portal needed for victims to report AI deepfakes, federal police union says
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What is FASD, and why do so many children with it end up in Australia’s justice system?Full Story
Screaming and freezing: the kids put in Queensland isolation cells – Full Story podcastIn the box
At 14, Sam has the mental capacity of a five-year-old. So what’s she doing in a Queensland police cell?Woman charged with murder after body found in Melbourne river
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Screaming, freezing, struggling to breathe: confronting Queensland watch house footage exposes anguish of children locked in isolation cellsIn the box
'It's too cold in here': disabled First Nations girl's anguish revealed in watch house CCTV – videoIn the box
'I can't breathe': teenage boy gasps for air after fire lit in Queensland watch house – video
Tasmanian judge allegedly assaulted partner after seeing funny photo from her colleague, court hears
‘National menace’: CFMEU construction arm’s suspension from Victorian Labor under way, premier says
Police investigate death of woman reportedly found wrapped in plastic in Melbourne’s Maribyrnong River
Police investigating after 40-year-old man found dead in car park on Sydney’s northern beaches
How Queensland’s youth crime crackdown is forcing vulnerable kids into ‘brutal’ detention system
Concerns grow over police arresting children – some as young as 11 – accused of low-level crimes or bail breaches
Climate activists have received months-long sentences. Are tougher laws eroding Australians’ right to protest?
NSW enacts highest number of new laws among states, with climate protesters disproportionately affected, report finds
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