Australian Federal Police

Indefinite detention for immigration detainees was never cheap. Now it’s illegal, and even more expensive.

A decline in officers, morale and trust needs to be arrested, the AFPA reckons, as increased demand without new resources bites hard.

The committee supports a bill banning the public display of the Nazi swastika but the Coalition said the proposed law was insufficient.

Cost of living pressures are hitting the AFP hard, with many looking to change jobs and officers look to escape income restraints.

The PM has announced a sweeping review of Australia’s National Intelligence Community and the government agencies comprising it.

The AFP is using plenty of AI in its day jobs. Now it comes down to a stoush that amounts to ‘show us the rules’.

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil admitted Australia doesn’t “have the mechanisms in place” to adequately tackle cyber criminals and other nefarious actors.

The worst-paid cops in the country are preparing a crackdown on bosses unwilling to talk and say they will initiate legal action to force formal discussions.

Jim Chalmers says information is being closely held to protect evidence and witness integrity and avoid the chance of collusion.

The regulatory regime applying to tax agents and services is ‘unfit for purpose’ and measures to punish and deter misconduct are proposed.