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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Peter Brewer

Bleeding talent: secret issue inside police ranks

Detective Superintendent Scott Moller revealed how his investigators were "learning on the job". Picture by Elesa Kurtz

The testimony of a senior police officer who described how his investigators were learning "on the job" has openly revealed the extent of the bleeding of experienced talent out of the ACT.

In a rare insight into the staffing issues within the closed ranks of the Australian Federal Police, Superintendent Scott Moller revealed the ACT police sexual assault team was mainly comprised of "very young, inexperienced officers" who were largely "learning on the job".

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