Lasting memories
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2009 journal articles
132 journal articles from 2009.
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Footballer, STARie, cancer survivor - and now union MLO
The Police Association has a new member liaison officer who says he has "... come here to do a job and...do it right".
Comfortable with hard-line policing
Adelaide Airport managing director Phil Baker became accustomed to an uncompromising style of police work even before the days of the Al Qaida terrorist threat.
Life about more than just police work
Three coppers explain just how intensely involved they are in activities a long way removed from policing.
No job for the faint-hearted
"... there's danger in CIB work, and people are kidding themselves if they think there's not," says one detective sergeant. And, says another: "... sometimes you just walk away and shake your head ..."
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Call for mandatory sentencing (Vic); Loss‑of‑confidence process condemned (WA)
Industrial
Uniforms and equipment - the US experience; Police Officers Award reviewed
President
Danger for police in social internet sites
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Pay offer "a joke" (NSW); Taser rollout (Qld); Review of front-line uniform (Tas)
Industrial
Action on front-line uniforms in NSW; Long-service leave
President
Mandatory jail terms for assaults on police
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Good contacts, extraordinary stories
"...it was like watching an episode of Underbelly almost every day of the week," says Mike Smithson of his time as a Melbourne police reporter in the 1980s.
Tribute to police officer murdered a century ago
The late Const William Hyde's descendants, including a 94-year-old niece, showed the depth of their continuing respect for him at a recent special ceremony.
Sparring partner to The Greatest
Yes, SA police officer George Harris danced around the ring with Muhammad Ali, but did he ever land a punch on the world heavyweight champ?
On the front line
Most commentary on operational police work comes from cops' employers or representatives - or the media. Now, three front-line police officers tell their own stories.
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Rights-eroding bill defeated (Vic); Proposed integrity commission (Tas)
Industrial
A question of discipline; Part-time employment
President
Delivering industrial outcomes
To live and breathe politics
It was a reversal of roles for political editor Laurie Oakes when, for the Police Journal, he answered questions instead of asking them.
Association input helps form Opposition policy: Opposition leader
Isobel Redmond told conference delegates just how many Tasers she, as Premier, would make available to SA police officers.
More police than ever on SA streets: Premier
Mike Rann not only opened the conference but also made announcements on urgent-duty driving and help for police to deal with parole violators.
It could happen again ... tomorrow
One cop shot, one stabbed and another almost run down by a car - all got to tell the annual conference their stories of survival.
Why cops ran in as the towers crumbled
No Police Association conference had ever heard such a gripping, emotional account of a major disaster before this one, about the police who responded to 9-11.
Police lives on the line - every day of the week
One murdered young SA police officer had so much to live for, as Mark Carroll told the Police Association annual conference, themed In Harm's Way.
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Police Scene
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The Last Shift
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Holiday Home Ballot
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Police Club
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Communications centres "falling down" (Vic); Ready for workplace action (NSW)
Industrial
Reporting mechanism essential for Taser trial; Underpayment, overpayment
President
Violent, recidivist offenders a danger to all
De facto partnerships - new legislation
This is set to bring significant change to the areas of spousal maintenance, superannuation splitting and financial agreements, as law firm Tindall Gask Bentley explains.
The PFA case for police professional registration
This is about "protecting the profession from government interference ... and the intrusion of second-tier policing into traditional police areas", Mark Burgess says.
Living the good life - within the law
Parallels between the police occupation and the wine industry? Successful Adelaide winemaker Joe Grilli says there are - and he lists some of them.
Police family ties
Of these four pairs of police officers, none of them seems to mind having his or her parent, child, brother or sister in the job.
Out for justice
One prosecutor shakes with nerves; another refuses to back down to a fuming magistrate. Of two others, one is exasperated by mind-changing victims, and the other is moved almost to tears.
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Life lonely at the top
Commissioner Mal Hyde, who recently signed on for another three years, speaks openly about the human side of a role few others ever get to fill.
Looking after Lance
Two police officers who had themselves survived cancer were always going to be the ideal choice of bodyguards for Lance Armstrong.
Black Saturday
Of the Victorian police officers who talk about this tragic day in their state's history, one describes it as a holocaust.
Bodies on the line
One cop takes a bullet to the chest; another takes one in the face. Of two other cops, one gets speared in the gut and another gets smashed in the face with a bottle. All four tell their compelling stories of survival.
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Police more important than ever (Vic); Fight for wage justice heating up (NSW)
Industrial
Improved front-line uniform in sight; Disability discrimination...
President
Police Association never standing still
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Serving others to the end
The Police Association lost one of its most respected former officials when life member and two‑time vice‑president Eddie Trotter died in February.
How Craigie would manage cops
From what he has to say about people‑management, Adelaide Crows coach Neil Craig sounds as if he would have made an excellent police boss.
Praying for old age
That's what police prosecutor Rob Handley and his wife are doing for their only daughter, as she recovers from a battle with Leukaemia.
PFA in the halls of power
Few representative bodies can command, as the PFA executive can, the time and attention of the PM, Opposition leader and other politicians - all in one day.
Murder on their minds
Mutilated bodies, blood‑spattered murder scenes, ruthless killers, emotion‑filled courtrooms and grief‑stricken families. It's all just part of the job for Major Crime detectives, as four of them explain.
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Tightening the police purse strings (Tas); Incredible courage in bushfires (Vic)
Industrial
WA progressive on front‑line uniforms; Workplace bullying defined
President
Legislative recognition vital for police in high‑risk driving