Law enforcement in Australia

The Police Federation of Australia is a union that represents the interests of Australian police officers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Police Federation of Australia"

The Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service ("Wood Royal Commission") was held in the State of New South Wales, Australia between 1994 and 1997. The Royal Commissioner was Justice James Wood. The terms of reference were to look into systemic and entrenched corruption within the New South Wales Police; towards the end of the Royal Commission it also investigated alleged pedophile activities within the police service. At the time of it being setting up then Police Commissioner Tony Lauer stated that systemic entrenched corruption in the New South Wales Police was a figment of the political imagination. He was to retire soon after and was replaced by Peter James Ryan who was recruited from England. Far and wide ranging reforms have come about as a result of the Royal Commission, including the establishment of a permanent body known as the Police Integrity Commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service"

The Royal commission into whether there has been corrupt or criminal conduct by any Western Australian Police Officer was a Royal Commission which took place between 2002--2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal commission into whether there has been corrupt or criminal conduct by any Western Australian Police Officer"

Russell Street Police Headquarters was for many years the headquarters of the Victoria Police before they were moved to St Kilda Road in about 1990. The multi-storey brick building, constructed 1940-1943, is located on the north-eastern corner of Russell and La Trobe Streets, Melbourne. Across the road on Russell Street is the old City Police Station and City Courts buildings (both now occupied by the RMIT University). The Police Headquarters was the site of the Russell Street Bombing in 1986. In 2005 the building was being converted into apartments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russell Street Police Headquarters"

The School of Traffic and Mobile Policing is the driver training school of the New South Wales Police. It is located near the city of Goulburn in the Southern Highlands area of the state. It is a school of the New South Wales Police College which has its main campus located nearby in the city of Goulburn. The school was previously based for a number of years at St. Ives in Sydney. ...more on Wikipedia about "School of Traffic and Mobile Policing"

The Silk-Miller murders (also known as the Moorabbin Police murders) were the name given to the murder of Australian Victoria Police officers Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller in Cochranes Road, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia on August 16, 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Silk-Miller police murders"

The Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR Group) is the special operations unit of the South Australia Police. ...more on Wikipedia about "Special Tasks and Rescue" shortopedia for you! shortopedia

The Walsh Street police shootings was the execution style murder of Victoria Police Officers Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre who were gunned down in suburban Walsh Street, South Yarra, Australia on October 12 1988. ...more on Wikipedia about "Walsh Street police shootings"

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