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First responders gather to launch comprehensive PTSD report
Publish date: 28.06.2018 The Australian Federal Police (AFP) today joins with think tank Australia21 and support service FearLess Outreach to launch Australia’s first report on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Australia’s first-responders.
MOREAFP takes a run at countering child exploitation
Publish date: 27.06.2018 This year the Australian Federal Police (AFP) is continuing to see an increase in the number of child exploitation reports into its Assessment Centre. This is due to a dramatic rise in self-produced child exploitation material being referred to the AFP (images that children either take or have taken of themselves).
MOREUPDATE - PNG man arrested for conspiring to import cocaine after voluntarily travelling to Australia
Publish date: 27.06.2018 A 36-year-old man has been arrested by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Task Force (QJOCTF), following the investigation of an alleged conspiracy to import 300 kilograms of cocaine into Australia from Peru via Singapore and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
MORESydney man arrested in joint operation
Publish date: 17.06.2018 A 26-year-old man from Ingleburn has been charged with terrorism-related offences as part of an investigation conducted by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team.
MOREArrests in Queensland and New South Wales over conspiracy to import cocaine
Publish date: 15.06.2018 Two men have been arrested by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Task Force (QJOCTF), following an alleged conspiracy to import 300 kilograms of cocaine into Australia from Peru via Singapore and Papua New Guinea (PNG). One woman has also been arrested and charged with dealing in proceeds of crime.
MOREVictorian man charged with child grooming offence
Publish date: 15.06.2018 A 28-year-old man from Swan Reach is scheduled to face court today after being charged by Victorian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) officers for allegedly grooming children online.
MOREQueen's Birthday Honours for two AFP officers
Publish date: 11.06.2018 Two dedicated AFP officers have been recognised for their distinguished service and commitment to law enforcement and the Aust
MORENational Men’s Health Week launched by AFP Commissioner
Publish date: 09.06.2018 National Men’s Health Week 2018 (11-17 June 2018) has been officially launched by Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner
MOREAssistant Commissioner becomes first AFP member appointed to the Order of the British Empire
Publish date: 08.06.2018 Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Frank Prendergast has today become the first AFP Member to be appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
MORETwo Sydney men arrested following joint operation
Publish date: 06.06.2018 Two men have been arrested in Sydney today as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT).
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