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JUST THROW MONEY AT IT
Ivan Ray May '26 The Government has just announced sweeping changes to sentencing as a strategy to...
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FEARED POLICE MASS EXODUS MAY BE A GOOD THING
Victoria’s New Chief Commissioner, Mike Bush, has announced a major restructure of Victoria Police...
AND WHY IS THAT?
In this “And Why Is That?” Podcast interview, Francis Galbally—a Melbourne businessman, former...
“JUSTICE OR EGO? MAGISTRATE’S BAIL RULING RAISES ALARMS”
It was reported in the Herald Sun on the 6th of October 2025 that "Magistrate Carolyn Burnside...
‘WARNING’ – COURTS TO LOSE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND IT’S THIER OWN FAULT
The current imbroglio of the impact of youth and other criminals has the community firmly pointing...
NEARLY 300,000 UNSOLVED CRIMINAL CASES – A POLICING CATASTROPHE.
A shocking 296,000 unsolved criminal cases were reported in The Herald Sun on October 1, and we...
A VISION IGNORED, A LEGACY REVIVED: POLICE VETERANS IN SCHOOLS
2014 - An Open Letter to all Victorians The CAA Policing Blue Paper: ‘A Vision for Victoria...
SAME MISTAKES, WORSE OUTCOMES: VICTORIA’S CRIME CATASTROPHE
The latest figures on Victorian crime make for a difficult read, and without any hint of a silver...
THIN BLUE LINE: POLICE EXODUS EXPOSED
The headline in today's Herald Sun,Thin blue line: Police exodus exposed, 24th September 2025, is...
NO, ADDICTS SHOULDN’T MAKE DRUG POLICY
CAA Comment We live in hope that in this country we will not stoop to such ridiculous...
THE POTHOLE STRATEGY IS FAILING ALL OF US
The insightful article and Opinion piece in the Herald Sun on the 16th of September 2025 by...
WHO OWNS VICTIMS OF CRIME
Each and every Victorian citizen, all visitors and business owners are Victims of crime. Each and...
SEEMS WE ARE ENTERING ANOTHER PHASE OF POLICING -THANKS MIKE BUSH
Police break ranks on youth crime outcomes. This headline screamed in the Herald Sun, 8th of...
What some Police need to be reminded of and the standard the public hold Police to.
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THE CAA FAMILY VIOLENCE STRATEGY
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CONFLICT BETWEEN THE POLICE UNION AND THE FORCE COMMAND DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THIS STATE
While Police Command and the Police Association...
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POLICE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT – PART OF THE PROBLEM?
28th March 2021Not surprisingly, there has been...