Victoria Police officers have been accused of racial profiling, with a damning report showing they disproportionately targeted people of non-Anglo appearance during the pandemic. African, Middle Eastern and First Nations people were up to four times more likely to be fined for COVID-19 breaches when considering their share of the state’s population. More than 37,000…
Police in Victoria Launch Huge Recruitment Drive
Victoria Police is combing through seven years’ worth of details it’s kept on people who’ve expressed interest in joining the force in a bid to draw out new recruits. A mammoth recruitment drive over the coming weeks will see police reach out to more than 40,000 people who’ve previously registered for a careers information session…
Australian Open Fans Barred From Entry Over ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts
January 23, 2022
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Tennis Australia’s security has stopped two spectators from entering Melbourne Park for the Australian Open after they refused to remove their shirts featuring a message supporting female Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. On Friday, Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou uploaded a video on Twitter in which his friend Max Mok and another tennis fan…
Australian State’s War on Crime Sees Spending Triple That of Other States
Victoria Police have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce its spending following a budget blowout on crime fighting operations that has seen the state spend as much as New South Wales (NSW)on law and order enforcement, despite being one-third in geographical size. According to The Age, spending on police courts and prisons grew at double or…
Australian Police Force to Pay $11 Million Settlement to Quadriplegic Man
Victoria Police will pay about $11.8 million to a man who was left permanently paralysed after officers allegedly used excessive force to restrain him. In a settlement filed with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Chris Karadaglis claimed that he was at his home in November 2017, in Warrnambool in the southwest of the state, when…
Over 40 Police in Australian State Suspended After Refusing Vaccine
More than 40 police staffers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Victoria Police confirmed that 34 police officers and nine protective services officers didn’t comply with the state’s vaccination order for all “authorised workers,” issued by Chief Health Officer Brett…
Over 40 Police in Australian State Stood Down After Refusing Vaccine
Over 40 police in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down, and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Victoria Police confirmed 34 police officers and nine Protective Services Officers (PSOs) did not comply with the state’s vaccination order for all “authorised workers” that was issued by the Chief…
Australian Police Officer Quits After Seeing Force Treat COVID-19 Protesters ‘Like Foreign Invaders’
A second member of the Victoria Police force has joined former Acting Senior Sergeant Krystle Mitchell in breaking rank over criticism of how directions from the state’s chief health officer are being enforced. In Australia, chief health officers have emergency powers under the Biosecurity Security Act 2015 to make and impose public health orders in attempts to…
Australian Police Officer Quits After Speaking About COVID-19 Restrictions Enforcement
A senior Victoria Police officer has publicly resigned from the force during a live-streamed interview after expressing her objection to the way directions from the state’s chief health officer were being enforced in some situations. In Australia, chief health officers have emergency powers under the Biosecurity Security Act 2015 to make and impose public health orders in…
Australian Police Officer Suspended Over ‘Sling Tackle’ Incident at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station
An Australian acting police sergeant from Victoria has been suspended after footage emerged on social media showing a civilian being thrown head-first into the ground by an officer. The footage, which began circulating on Sept. 22, shows a male speaking to three uniformed police officers at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, in what appeared to be…
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