Issues raised over how law enforcement access data News The commonwealth ombud found Victoria Police was the “most prolific” agency accessing data for purposes not covered by the law.
Melbourne protesters accuse ASEAN of ignoring human rights at summit March 5, 2024 By Dan Holmes Foreign Affairs & Immigration Philippines president Ferdinand ‘Bong Bong’ Marcos Jr was the central target of protesters onsite at the special ASEAN summit.
Australian Border Force tries to shift 120 tonnes of seized vapes a month January 18, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Nobody in the waste stream wants to take vapes because they are toxic and their lithium batteries explode upon crushing.
Premium Columnists Clouds over justice as the Lawyer X investigation ends July 7, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Administrative tenets of the Lawyer X saga have been left unaddressed, while a thick cloud still lingers over Victoria’s justice system.
IBAC vows to continue targeting Victoria Police June 30, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Community & Social IBAC’s annual plan includes a continuing focus on high-risk police units, operational divisions and regions.
Victorian MPs, councillors urged to participate in IBAC corruption survey May 17, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Community & Social Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission invites elected representatives to have their say on perceptions of corruption.
Victoria Police chief commissioner sorry for force’s racist actions, ‘cover-ups’ May 8, 2023 By AAP News Shane Patton conceded policing of Aboriginal people was influenced by systemic or structural racism within Victoria Police.
Predatory behaviour still prevalent in Victoria Police, IBAC finds May 3, 2023 By Tom Ravlic News The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission found predatory behaviour continues within the ranks and vulnerable women were targets.
IBAC investigating more Victoria Police complaints March 20, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Security & Justice An annual snapshot shows IBAC received 1,904 complaints about Victoria Police in 2022 – 14% more than the previous year.
Keeping up with the public sector corruption exposure efforts of IBAC December 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture Police investigations by Victoria’s Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission soared by a whopping 303% in 2022-21.
Commonwealth public servant charged over illicit tobacco bribes September 14, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal James Colella was found guilty of three counts of receiving a bribe, two counts of abuse of office, and two counts of unauthorised disclosure of restricted information.
Victoria legislating to ban the swastika May 12, 2022 By Tom Ravlic News Anyone intentionally displaying the swastika in public in Victoria will risk a fine of up to $22,000, or 12-months imprisonment, or both.
IBAC complaints rising as commission sharpens focus December 10, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Last financial year, the agency received 4965 allegations stemming from about 2800 complaints – a 17% rise on the previous year.
Victoria to shift sexual offence laws to ‘affirmative consent’ model November 15, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Changes to Victorian laws to shift scrutiny away from survivors of sexual offences are set for consultation by the state government.
More eyes on public corruption cases as watchdog hearings stay online October 28, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Online corruption hearings in Victoria are being seen by their biggest audience ever, in a sign of a positive shift for government transparency.