By Julian Bajkowski The head of Australia’s domestic spy agency has revealed that internet-addicted loners and individuals with far right-wing and white-supremacist views have escalated as an area of concern for potential terrorist activity. In a carefully nuanced speech to the Security In Government conference in Canberra, the Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence […]
5 September, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Contractors working on building projects who fib in statutory declarations face prosecution and up to three years jail under a Queensland government crackdown on bogus statutory declarations. The swoop comes as state authorities get tough on suppliers to the government who submit false statements claiming that they have discharged all their obligations […]
23 August, 2012
Australian-based asset tracking software and services vendor, Hardcat has developed an application for the NSW Police Force as part of ongoing the organisation’s investigation information management. The EFIMS solution was developed on Microsoft’s Silverlight internet development platform and the NSW Police Force will be using EFIMS to track evidence and information gathered in investigations […]
12 June, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Selected state police forces will receive armoured rescue vehicles from the United States through Australian government funding. State police agencies in NSW, Queensland and Victoria will be provided three high-tech ‘BearCar’ Armoured Rescue Vehicles to help the agencies deal with dangerous situations such as hostage incidents or acts of terrorism. Attorney-General, Nicola […]
23 March, 2012
The Audit Office of New South Wales has found the Ministry of Health and the NSW Police Force could not demonstrate continued value for money in the long term IT services contracts reviewed. Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat said he examined the ongoing management and renewal of three IT services contracts—two at the Ministry of Health […]
23 March, 2012
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Victoria Police. This MoU will make it easier for police officers who are also Defence Reservists to serve their community through their roles in the ADF. “Being a proud […]
28 February, 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
By Lilia Guan The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a technical and background paper on ‘Model Performance Framework for Community Based Crime Prevention’. The paper looks at a number of performance frameworks to help crime prevention organisations, communities and local governments measure the implementation of crime prevention programs. According to the […]
11 February, 2011
By Angela Dorizas South Australian Opposition leader Isobel Redmond said she is prepared to be tasered to demonstrate the worth of providing stun guns to the state's police force. The Opposition has promised to provide 500 tasers to SA police if elected next year. “There is absolutely no doubt in our minds that tasers represent […]
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