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'It carries a terrible penalty': the untested element to ACT's new drug laws

Police ignored after seeking more information on the impact laws would have on the roads.

The Canberra Times

Top cop reveals where police will increase focus with drug law changes

The ACT's new drug decriminalisation laws about to come into effect.

The Canberra Times

After ANU stabbing furore, top cop says community safety should outweigh patient privacy

Top cop questions if the balance is right.

The Canberra Times

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The spark which helped crack the coldest of murder cases

After the first 48 hours, cracking a murder case gets exponentially harder.

The Canberra Times

'Couldn't come at a worse time': Festival to test drug decriminalisation

Our top cop fears new laws will bring more organised crime to Canberra.

The Canberra Times

A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT

Ahead of new laws coming in October, advocates answer police fears about more drug-driving deaths and bikie violence with a call to work together

The Guardian - AU

How to stretch a thin blue line: just add drugs

Funding has finally arrived for more ACT police. But where will they come from?

The Canberra Times

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Brittany Higgins accuses police of ‘absolutely awful’ treatment during investigation of rape allegations

Higgins says police ‘made me feel violated at every turn’ in response to story on Sofronoff inquiry in The Australian

The Guardian - AU

'Violated at every turn': Higgins blasts 'absolutely awful' police

She cited an incident in which she accuses five officers of 'belittling' her.

The Canberra Times

Police chief commits to process reform, urges sex assault victims to report

Mistakes were made, but ACT police chief will improve investigative processes

The Canberra Times

'Masking' effect over ACT crime rates revealed in review

Despite its recent corporate disgrace, a PwC review has delivered a clear direction to ACT police.

The Canberra Times

Dutton wasn’t told details of Bhojani bribery investigation as it was not ‘custom and practice’, AFP tells estimates

Federal police say they did not tell then home affairs minister name of man who was subject of Nauru investigation or that department had contracts with him

The Guardian - AU

AFP concedes it was incorrect to say Peter Dutton received briefing on Bhojani foreign bribery matter

ACT chief police officer Neil Gaughan says ‘Mr Dutton was not briefed in relation to Radiance International or Mr Bhojani’

The Guardian - AU

'No sugar coating it': Police call for report's immediate release

Report finds ACT police acted with professionalism 'from day one'.

The Canberra Times

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No commitment on Molonglo as momentum builds for new city police HQ

Molonglo Valley gains a new fire and ambulance facility but police will need to wait.

The Canberra Times

Our stressed-out police: survey reveals 17 per cent planning to leave

The findings paints a bleak picture of how Canberra's thin blue line is coping.

The Canberra Times

'Abusive' police terminating sexual assault cases too early: DPP

Shane Drumgold SC believes police are getting a legal test wrong.

Newcastle Herald

'Beset by tension': Inquiry hears #MeToo movement likely affected Lehrmann case

Up to four weeks of public hearings are anticipated, starting on May 1.

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Australian Federal Police quit using controversial spit hoods in Canberra after review finds risks cannot be justified

An internal review into the AFP's use of spit hoods on detainees also found they do not prevent transmissible diseases from saliva or blood.

The Canberra Times

Arrival of 25 recruits, yet the thin blue line remains thinner than ever

New police recruits hit the streets last week, yet ACT's ranks are still the sparsest in the country.

The Guardian - AU

ACT government provides $4.3m for inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case

The inquiry to be headed by Walter Sofronoff will hold as many hearings in public as possible

The Canberra Times

Cops plan 'cooker' crackdown as key dates loom

ACT police are using new tactics in an effort to move on Canberra's "cooker" anti-government conspiracy theorists

The Canberra Times

'It's a demand and supply issue': Research backs call for more ACT police numbers

Why police need more officers - and it's not because of property crime

The Canberra Times

Drugs found in 70 per cent of drivers in fatal Canberra car crashes this year

The toxicity results were from a limited sample of drivers.

The Canberra Times

'Disturbing': Top prosecutor slams senator's conduct during rape trial

Linda Reynolds has denied she contacted Bruce Lehrmann's barrister in an attempt to "coach" his cross-examination of Brittany Higgins.

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