The new president says there needs to be a "conversation" about the number of jobs police are called out to, as domestic violence rates and attrition within the force soar.
Backlash after Katter Party MP's 'irresponsible' domestic violence comments
Katter's Australia Party MP Nick Dametto has prompted a backlash after criticising the way domestic violence is policed and saying people should be able to "sort stuff out for themselves".
Photo shows A middle aged man with a pink polo shirt, a hat, and sunglasses speaking into a megaphone.Truck driver who ran red light outside school and hit students gets suspended sentence
A truck driver who ran a red light and hit two 16-year-old Adelaide high school students, shattering the "dreams and aspirations" of one who was left with a brain injury, is ordered to do community service but has avoided jail.
Photo shows Driver Sang Van Huynh with a cap and glasses walks outside courtMan charged after allegedly stabbing woman while driving in Sydney's south
Police have charged Antony Benson with multiple offences after he allegedly stabbed a woman and crashed a car at Engadine in Sydney's south.
Photo shows A blue car with crash damage sits on the road. Police tape surrounds the scene.Marine search stops after man returns to boat ramp in good health
A marine search is no longer needed after Kevin Cunningham arrived back at the Dampier Boat Ramp on Monday afternoon.
Adelaide man to face murder charge after victim dies in hospital from alleged punch
A man has died and another is expected to face a murder charge after an alleged assault at a hotel in Adelaide's north-west earlier this month.
Photo shows a woman and a man smiling to the camera with Adelaide Oval lit up in the background at nightRemote police posting a 'no-brainer' for officers looking to escape the cost and grind of city living
Financial benefits and more community involvement are helping the NSW Police Force fill positions in some of the state's most far-flung and high-crime communities.
Photo shows A police officer is kneeling and shaking the hand of his pet dog, who has a white-cream coat and has a dingo appearance.'Bloody brave' bystanders who protected woman being stabbed in car 'saved her life'
The woman in her 40s remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. A man in a domestic relationship with her, who suffered self-inflicted wounds, is also in a serious but stable condition.
Photo shows A police officer stands on a highway. Behind him there is a number of items scattered on the roads.Emergency services attend to wounded person on Sydney's Princes Highway
Emergency services attend to a wounded person after a crash and stabbing in Engadine.
Photo shows Screengrab taken from a mobile phone of people sitting on the side of the road in the distance.Has Video Duration: 2 seconds.Police say man was driving when he stabbed woman in passenger seat and crashed car in Sydney
Four people have been stabbed and two are injured in a car crash after a man allegedly attacked his partner while driving in Sydney's south.
German police say suspect confessed to fatal knife attack at festival
Officers arrested a suspect during a raid on a hostel for asylum seekers on Saturday, not far from the scene of the attack.
Photo shows Half a dozen special police forces stand in full helmet and camo gearMan survives three days lost in remote Kimberley outback in searing heat
A man has been found safe and well after surviving three days in the remote Kimberley outback, as temperatures soared past 38 degrees Celsius.
Photo shows group of police and search crews and police carsHomicide Squad investigating death of man in park in Melbourne's west
Several knives are found in a park in Derrimut in Melbourne's west where a man died in the early hours of Saturday morning after a suspected stabbing.
Photo shows Police tape at a crime sceneWoman charged with murder after man's body found in surfboard bag on driveway of NSW property
Police found the body of a 62-year-old man inside a surfboard bag on the driveway of a property in the state's north on Thursday evening.
Photo shows A police car driving down a dirt trackCanberra man tasered by ACT police in arrest after dramatic car chase
ACT Supreme Court Justice Louise Taylor said Canberra man Nathaniel Coulter was been tasered despite the fact he was sitting in a car wearing a seat belt and in a submissive position.
Has Video Duration: 39 seconds.'Used to punish': Judge criticises tasering by police in Canberra man's arrest
ACT Supreme Court Justice Louise Taylor says Nathaniel Coulter, 22, was tasered despite the fact he was sitting in a car wearing a seat belt and in a submissive position after a dramatic car chase.
Photo shows A still shot from a police bodycam showing a man sitting in a car with his hands up being tasered.Mother of 9yo girl killed in murder 'akin to an execution' breaks down in court
Kallista Mutten tells a court she has to live with the fact that she put her daughter in "harm's way" by trusting the man who in June was found guilty of the nine-year-old's murder.
Photo shows A woman wearing sunglasses stares into the distance.Queensland police use handheld metal detectors to search for weapons.
The law aims to combat knife crime and was named in honour of 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who was fatally stabbed outside a Surfers Paradise convenience store in 2019.
Has Video Duration: 45 seconds.Brett Beasley responds to the expansion of Jack's Laws
The law was named after Brett's late son, Jack Beasley.
Has Video Duration: 46 seconds.Police conduct searches in south-east Queensland
The law aims to combat knife crime and was named in honour of 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who was fatally stabbed outside a Surfers Paradise convenience store in 2019.
Has Video Duration: 18 seconds.Mum reveals 'pure terror' of seeing daughter stabbed in London attack
Laila Johnson, 11, was stabbed in London during a random attack last week. Her family says the "strong and resilient" girl is remaining positive and returned to school in Candelo on Thursday.
Photo shows A young girl wearing a hat, in front of flowers and grass.