News, comment and analysis on the Australian federal police (AFP) and state and territory police forces
June 2026
Revealed: the ‘less lethal’ weapons Australian police don’t want you to know about
Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds with little scrutiny
NSW police sergeant avoids jail over death of 16-year-old Indigenous teenager Jai Wright
Emotional family member wailed as Benedict Bryant was sentenced to two-year intensive corrections order
Woman illegally strip-searched by NSW police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says
Police can use force to move body parts during strip-searches, NSW argues in appeal court
Queensland police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on
May 2026
Australians want a royal commission into femicide. What haunts me is wondering if it’ll be enough to make leaders act
Jess Hill
NT police won’t be charged over Kumanjayi White’s death as Lidia Thorpe criticises lack of justice
Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings
Afternoon update newsletter
Afternoon Update: Dezi Freeman abused dying constable; Nacc head Paul Brereton resigns; and a fierce beard contest
Dezi Freeman yelled abuse at dying police officer during shooting, Victorian coroner hears
Three die in ‘horrific’ south Sydney vehicle crash after police welfare check
Hospitality wars: who is recruiting children to firebomb Melbourne bars, nightclubs and restaurants?
Terror on the hairlines: laser hair removal device sparks evacuation of Victoria’s Avalon airport
NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings
NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn
Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade
Police drop charges against Palestinian Australian protester arrested at Isaac Herzog rally as more set to be withdrawn
Alleged triple murderer Julian Ingram killed himself ‘some time ago’. Questions remain over how police handled DV claims
Australian woman accused of joining Islamic State in Syria refused bail
‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp
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