How Victoria’s Firearms Licensing System Actually Works
An explainer on firearms licence categories, the genuine reason test, storage laws and the registration system Victoria Police administers across…
Read More »Retired officers rejoin the ranks as Victoria Police plugs gaps
Hundreds of former officers have applied to return to Victoria Police under a scheme aimed at freeing up desk-bound officers…
Read More »Inside the PSO Program: Who Patrols Victoria’s Train Stations at Night
A decade after their rollout, Protective Services Officers remain a fixture of Victoria's rail network after dark. We explain their…
Read More »Deeming drops Supreme Court bid, makes final pitch to Liberals
Victorian MP Moira Deeming has abandoned her Supreme Court challenge against the Liberal Party, leaving her preselection fate to internal…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside Victoria Police’s Air Wing: what the choppers do
From pursuits to bushland searches, we look at what Victoria Police's Air Wing actually does, how it's tasked and the…
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Policing in Victoria
How Victoria Police uses numberplate recognition cameras
Fixed cameras on freeways, units bolted to divisional vans — automatic numberplate recognition is now routine policing. Here's what it…
Read More » Arson arrest marks turning point in Melbourne’s hospitality wars
Victoria Police allege a high-ranking syndicate figure has been arrested over a wave of arson attacks on Melbourne licensed venues,…
Read More »Teen arrested after girl’s body found in Donald bushland
Victoria Police is investigating the suspicious death of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in bushland near the western…
Read More »Police close Deeming assault probe: Guy demands apology
Victoria Police has closed its investigation into a complaint made against Liberal MP Matthew Guy, finding 'no offence detected'. Guy…
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Public Safety
The 2017 Essendon DFO plane crash: what the investigation found
On the morning of 21 February 2017, a light aircraft came down at the rear of the Direct Factory Outlets…
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