Police Powers, Procedures and the Case for Transparency
Police, vested with exceptional powers, are not ordinary citizens. Transparency in evaluation of their actions is essential.
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September 29, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement
Australian Federal Police: Sixteen Years of the Same Question
The annual report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman into the AFP underscores its recalcitrance in developing transparency in complaints management.
September 28, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism / Rule of Law
Court Of Public Record: What 103,000 Readers Heard
Burgeoning interest in the role of the ACT DPP in the racial vilification of an Indigenous man demands that the records be reviewed and accountability be apportioned.
September 21, 2026
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law
Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.
September 14, 2026
Institutional Unity in the Shielding of Angel Marina
Multiple agencies have acted as a single entity to protect Angel Marina from being held to account for racism.
August 27, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner
Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution
How a failed accountant, a compliant university registrar and a police force with a race problem manufactured a case against an Indigenous public servant.
August 19, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism
Common Beliefs: Two Decades Of Institutional Protection For A Racist Public Servant
Over twenty years of seemingly direct support for Angel Marina in the face of his racism leads to the conclusion that the ALP and AFP are both racist.
July 31, 2026
The Law That Looks Away: Accountability, Honest Data, and the Long Work of Justice in Australian Policing
The law must be held to account. The institutions that carry it must be held to account. The politicians who shape those institutions must be held to account.
June 23, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law
Canberra Corrupt: Aboriginal Australians Not Welcome
Targeted racism of an Aboriginal man by an ACT public servant remains ignored by the AFP and ACT Government, denying an Indigenous man justice.
November 10, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Police / Racism / Rule of Law / Stanhope Government
What Civil Liberties Australia has to say about corruption in the AFP
CLA has made a scathing statement about the Australian Federal Police, highlighting their lack of accountability and disregard for ACT law.
October 16, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Fred Martens / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Julian Moti / Law Enforcement / Racism / Refugees / SIEV X / Solomon Islands / West Papua
A call for a Royal Commission into the AFP
It's time for a royal commission into the Australian Federal Police.
August 31, 2011
Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Respect / Rule of Law
Bruce and Bruce split the house
All in all I have to say that this has been a good week for me on the information gathering circuit. On Monday I came into possession of the Skunky…
July 14, 2011
Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law
Genocide: the word behind law enforcement in Australia
Excerpt of a statement from an Indigenous woman alleging human rights abuse by the Australian Government and its agencies.
July 10, 2011
Engagement or colonisation, what should Australia’s role in the Pacific be?
Australias control of the judiciary of the Solomon Islands under RAMSI draws into question the independence of its people.
February 9, 2011
The AFP doesn’t know what corruption is!
The lack of a definition of corruption within the AFP has the effect of absolving its officer of accountability without a shred of investigation .
December 6, 2010