The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) welcomes the news that ACT Policing has charged a man who allegedly ran down three police officers yesterday afternoon (Sunday 11 July 2021) with three counts of attempted murder, three counts of driving a motor vehicle at police and one count of culpable driving causing grievous bodily harm. Read [...]
The AFPA advises that raffle tickets are now available for the 12th annual Wall to Wall Ride. This year's prize is a Yamaha MT09 motorcycle. The annual Ride raises funds for police legacy organisations, awareness for motorcycle safety, and to remember police colleagues who have died in the line of duty. Tickets can be purchased [...]
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement regarding the installation of mobile telephone cameras across the ACT. Read More
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement regarding a new Traffic Operations Centre (TOC) for ACT Policing. Read More
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) is calling for new police powers enabling officers to seize vehicles and issue immediate licence suspension notices for drivers caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km/h. Read More
The Association’s submission to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention was uploaded to the Parliament of Australia website yesterday here (submission number 65). Our submission calls for presumptive mental health legislation to be passed at a federal level. If these changes were implemented, police officers diagnosed with [...]
The AFPA has received the post-election report from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) following the recent National Executive elections. The AEC is required to make such a report after an election is conducted by the AFPA. The report contains the results of the election, and discusses other matters such as whether there were any irregularities [...]
In 2020 the PFA was invited to review a research study proposal, ‘Emotional First Aid and Police Officers: Examining the role of family members’ conducted by a Queensland Police Service veteran and Charles Sturt University PhD student, Ms. Charrissa Chew-Moriarty. This study aims to address gaps in research and recognise the role family members of a [...]
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) today announces the results from the 2021 AFPA Executive Election. The AFPA has received the formal Declaration of Results from the Australian Electoral Commission and is pleased to announce that Mr Alex Caruana has been elected as the AFPA President. Read More
Dr Giuseppe Carabetta is a Senior Lecturer in Employment Law at the University of Sydney. His research expertise lies in the field of employment law, particularly public sector employment law. He is recognised as the principal Australian scholar in police employment law. […]
