The Latest Breaking News from AFPA

Greens commit to some police demands, Independents' runner says yes to all

Greens and union disagreed over implementation of knife laws.

The Canberra Times · Oct 11, 2024

Union wants more ACT Policing cops, new headquarters, and stricter bail

There are requests for metal 'wands' to replace frisk searches for knives.

The Canberra Times · Sep 29, 2024

Portal needed for victims to report AI deepfakes, federal police union says

Parliamentary inquiry told police forced to ‘cobble together’ laws to prosecute man who allegedly spread deepfake images of women

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2024

Bruce Lehrmann case: police union condemns ‘smears’ against investigators and backs calls for judicial inquiry

ACT prosecutor complained in a letter to police chief he was under pressure from officers not to prosecute the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022

Australian Federal Police Association says jail sentence for man who killed Sue Salthouse doesn't meet community expectations

The Australian Federal Police Association says the community has been let down after a man jailed over the death of disability advocate Sue Salthouse.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

ACT government rejects Australian Federal Police Association's call for sentencing review after man who crashed into cop car issued corrections order

ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury rejects Canberra police union's call for a review of sentencing after a man who crashed a stolen vehicle into a police car was issued an intensive corrections order.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

REVEALED: What's next for former Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon

"The industry is passionate about the role it can play in climate mitigation"

Newcastle Herald · Jun 15, 2022

Australian police renew calls for national firearms database following mass shootings in the US

Existing information on gun ownership and tracking undermined by inaccurate, inconsistent and incomplete data across multiple jurisdictions

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022

Australian federal police demand parties commit to ‘far-reaching anti-corruption body’

Police say current anti-corruption regime is unequal and holds law enforcement to a higher standard than politicians

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022