By Julian Bajkowski New South Wales Attorney General Greg Smith is under intense pressure to clarify to what degree local governments can now legally operate surveillance cameras in public spaces following a landmark decision on Friday in the state’s Administrative Decisions Tribunal that has left councils across the state demanding answers. After a weekend that […]
7 May, 2013
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski When the tragic death of Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross from a so-called king-hit made headlines across Australia, it was the final straw for the O’Farrell government. After several months of dramatic news reports filled with colourful identities and bikies parading their power, shootings in crowded streets and seemingly […]
7 January, 2013
Additional CCTV cameras will be installed in Sydney with fibre optic cables connecting the camera network. AusGrid is carrying out the installation of fibre optic cable and controls access to the underground pit and duct network the camera network uses. The City of Sydney made the $500000 investment following a federal government rejection of the […]
13 July, 2012
In his report tabled in Parliament today, acting auditor general – Glen Clarke – found the use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) was having positive results but more could be done to fully benefit from the growing number of cameras across the state. The audit examined the installation, management and use of CCTV […]
19 October, 2011
At the Security 2011 Exhibition and Conference, electronic nose technology vendor – E-Nose – released graffit-e-nose Mk4, an aerosol spray fume detection device that integrates with CCTV / video surveillance. The product will allow councils to detect graffiti vandals earlier and increases the number of arrests and convictions. E-Nose (a spin-off of Australia’s […]
25 August, 2011
By Lilia Guan NT Police are in the planning stages of expanding CCTV into smaller suburbs and filling blind spots in existing areas. Shane Moten, system administrator at joint emergency services communications centre, NT Police, said CCTV has enabled them to provide another level of policing. “The benefits are in incident detection […]
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