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Australian police have paused to pay their respects to colleagues killed in the line of duty at remembrance services across the country.

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Vic police rebuked over $2b staff program

Hiring 2700 extra police officers as part of a $2 billion package may not have had the desired effect of keeping Victorians safer, a watchdog has found.

AAP

Sentence for police attacker 'inadequate'

Steven Cleary launched a violent attack against two police officers in Warrnambool last year, striking one with a bat to the point he thought he would die.

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Vic organised crime task force arrests 14

Victoria's new organised crime-tackling task force has made an immediate impact, with more than 270 people checked and more than 30 charges doled out.

AAP

His murder conviction overturned, Jason Roberts still faces armed robbery charges after release

Monday's acquittal on charges of murdering two police officers has brought an end to 22 years of imprisonment for Jason Roberts, but there are further court appearances to come in his future.

ABC News

Vic task force to tackle organised crime

Victoria Police have set up a new high-powered task force of 80 police officers led by a detective inspector to fight criminal gang activity in the state.

AAP

Vic Police 'failing to activate body cams'

Victoria Police is not consistently monitoring officers' use of body-worn cameras and the sensitive footage was protected by a "weak" password system.

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Pilot killed in Vic helicopter crash named

Meat industry boss Paul Troja, 73, was identified was one of the passengers.

The Canberra Times

Victoria Police confident swearing-in bungle that led to charges being dropped will be fixed

The Victorian police chief says he has "no fears" a significant number of cases will be affected by the swearing-in bungle, after a Victorian man's charges are dropped due to the administrative oversight.

ABC News

Over 1000 Victorian Cops Didn’t Actually Have Police Powers Thanks To A Colossal Admin Fk Up

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‘Starting to look a little reckless’: questions raised over 1,200 unauthorised Victorian police officers

Legal experts say newly discovered administrative bungle will delay court proceedings and adds to worrying pattern of behaviour

The Guardian - AU

More than 1,000 Victorian police officers incorrectly sworn in due to 'administrative oversight'

The Victorian government is urgently drafting retrospective legislation to address an administrative error which has resulted in more than 1,000 officers being invalidly sworn in over the past eight years.

ABC News

Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Victoria Police officers killed in Eastern Freeway truck crash honoured at state memorial service

Almost two years after their deaths, Constables Glen Humphris and Joshua Prestney, Senior Constable Kevin King and Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor are remembered in a memorial service.

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