NEWS
‘What actually happened?’: victim of Anzac Day terrorist raids speaks about seven-year wait for justice [The Guardian]
Final legal case arising from Melbourne raids has been settled but done nothing to quell sense of injustice for families.
‘Starting to look a little reckless’: questions raised over 1,200 unauthorised Victorian police officers [The Guardian]
The revelation that more than 1,000 Victoria police officers have been working without proper authority for up to eight years is part of a “pattern” that raises serious concerns around police accountability, according to legal experts.
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog criticised for clearing police of wrongdoing over head-stomping [The Guardian]
The lawyer for a man whose head was stomped on by police has been highly critical of Victoria’s independent anti-corruption body after it found the officer acted lawfully during the arrest.
Doctor says police failed in duty of care towards Aboriginal woman who died in custody [The Guardian]
An emergency care specialist says he believes New South Wales police failed in their duty of care towards an Aboriginal woman who died in a holding cell.
Victoria police who beat Melbourne pensioner ‘should be taken off their job’ [The Guardian]
Lawyers have called for police captured in CCTV footage pinning down and beating a mentally unwell Melbourne pensioner to be immediately stood down, and have said similar incidents are occurring across Victoria every day.
