The beat Anti-maskers clash with police in Victoria In just one day last week, Victoria Police fined 170 people for breaking the state’s lockdown rules. Among them were 18 people who weren’t wearing masks, some …
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The beat NSW police continue strip searches despite complaints NSW police will continue their strip-searching practices after the results of a watchdog investigation into the lawfulness of their conduct were published on Tuesday. The investigation …
The beat AFP investigated over use of facial recognition software The ABC has obtained emails indicating that members of the Australian Federal Police tested facial recognition software from American company Clearview AI. It’s unclear whether …
Australia needs a national integrity commission—but not the one proposed by the government. The push to establish such a watchdog at a national level has had a complicated history in Australia. While the states have …
The beat Police enforce Beijing’s national security law in Hong Kong Beijing has opened a security office in Hong Kong for intelligence agents from mainland China, who now have the power to investigate Hongkongers for …