Victoria Police

Victoria Police’s deputy commissioner for regional operations Lucinda Nolan has been appointed as the new chief executive office of the state’s Country Fire Authority.

Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has enjoyed a “significant” second year, with the state’s first public hearings into alleged serious corruption, the anti-corruption Commissioner Stephen O’Bryan

Decision-making and leadership skills can be taught, but often the best lessons come from others facing the same dilemmas.

With crime data reporting finally out of police hands, Victoria’s new independent Crime Statistics Agency released its first research agenda this week.

Head-hunting firms ensure politically sensitive appointments like a new Victoria Police commissioner appear clean. In other cases, though, succession planning eliminates the need.

Victoria’s new government is taking a proactive approach to family violence. But the successes of the past decade have shown just how difficult it is to implement a well-functioning policy.

Victoria has appointed ex-police union chief Greg Davies as its inaugural commissioner for victims of crime. “It’s not about taking a razor to the public service” he told The Mandarin.

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