Police
Indonesia's moral police a threat to democracy
Michael Bachelard When I wrote in March about the Indonesian religious affairs minister wanting to ban mini-skirts because he believed them ''pornographic,'' one comment on the Fairfax website stood out.
Australia you are not a good friend
Martyn Awayang Namorong I'M on my first visit to Australia right now - and what an introduction to your country. A two-week run of four major cities where I'm meeting politicians, journalists and ordinary Australians.
Spare me harsh realities, slay that dragon and let the movies cast a spell
Clem Bastow When economic times are tough, fantasy and cinema come to the rescue, again.
Time to remember brave officers who wear police uniform
Andrew Scipione, APM Commissioner of Police THIS is a very special day for the NSW Police Force. We will march through the streets of Sydney, proudly celebrating the choice we all made to become police officers and serve the community of this...
Police meet their match in phantom of the bush
Ross Cameron The Minister for Police, Michael Gallacher, is urging us not to turn the fugitive Malcolm Naden into a ''cult figure''.
US fashion police out of order on Kate's style
Georgina Safe Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is a commoner-turned-royal, not a couture clothes horse.
Riot police pose a challenge to our notion of privacy
Thomas Tudehope As parts of London go up in flames authorities and the community at large invariably look to play the blame game.
Opportunity for Victoria Police to embrace change
Colleen Lewis The idea that the top cop should be 'home-grown' is redundant.
Police say they're blind to race, but that's not how Melbourne youth see it
Michele Grossman New arrivals are not anti-cop, but if attitudes don't change they may well become so.
Is it time for the police to get social?
Thomas Tudehope Social networking sites are a privacy free-for-all. They are the digital equivalent of an open-house party invitation.
When the police are the wrong people to investigate
Emily Howie The Tyler case should be a catalyst for independent oversight in police shootings.
Poor training and bad tactics to blame for police shootings
Hugh de Kretser Over the past three decades, Victoria has had more fatal police shootings than any other state. This is not because Victorian police are encountering more mentally unwell or dangerous people, but...
Fraud or theft, banks don't need police help
Alex Steel Customers who allegedly took advantage of offline ATMs to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts were clearly naive to think they were getting money for jam.
Can police put rivalry aside to catch Mr Bigs?
John Silvester If only law-enforcement agencies co-operated as well as the crims do.
Manners police need a dose of screaming child and spilled babyccino
Lisa Pryor You may have encountered them or read about them at least. Monsters who are dreadfully spoiled and believe the world should revolve around them, who are inconsiderate and unwilling to share.
Tackling racist crime also needs an attitude change among police
Menachem Vorchheimer Standing recently in the foyer of Melbourne's Supreme Court, I met the uncle of Liep Gony. Liep was murdered in September 2007 by two white men, who had gone seeking "a nigger to take their anger out...
Allowing police pursuits condones killing
Catherine Naylor If you were to draw a picture of the main culprit in police chases, it would look like Justin Williams, the 23-year-old Queanbeyan man that killed himself and three others during a police pursuit in...
Only openness will defeat racism in the police
Berhan Ahmed Decisive action is needed to enhance tolerance among law enforcers.
The law-enforcers don't have to be the fun-police
Kate Lahey THERE are many moments in my life for which I could have been arrested. I'll say there were dozens, but others might reasonably argue it's hundreds.
Don't laugh: taste police take aim at cruel jokes
Simon Heffer I can't remember when I last sat down and watched, from beginning to end, a BBC situation comedy. It was possibly 20 years ago, and it was probably Blackadder.
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