Australian Defence Force - Australian Police Journal

September 2026

HOMICIDE
The Wife Killing Spiv
POLICING
Policing in the Northern Territory
MISSING PERSONS
A Journeyman’s End
FIREARMS
Ghost Guns: Firearms and 3D Printing: A Growing Threat for Policing
HOMICIDE
The Strathfield Massacre
REFLECTION
Patch to Patch
EDITORIAL
True Blue
FORENSICS
Forensic Botany
ROYAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY
Air Wing: Taking Policing to the Skies
POLICE REMEMBRANCE
The Patch Run
PRIZES
APJ Prize Winning Articles for 2025
POLICE MEDALS
Valour, Bravery and Courage
ANNIVERSARY
The APJ at 80: A Curated Guide
APJ UNSOLVED
What Happened to Eloise?

Detective Sergeant Mick Van Der Heyden

REMEMBER THE FALLEN
Sergeant Colin ‘Col’ McKenzie
POLICE – NEW SOUTH WALES
Commissioner Ken Moroney Signs Off
Cops! – Phil Peters, Editor – Australian Police Journal and Retired Duty Officer
POLICE DEATHS
Remembrance Day
DRUG TRAFFICKING
Sea Chase – Pursuit and Capture of the Pong Su
BOOK REVIEWS
Police Corruption
Police Ethics Crisis in Law Enforcement
Tasmanian Crime Stories
POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Community Contact – The Future for Australian Policing and Technology
HOMICIDE
Cold Case – The Unsolved Murder of Edgar Geer
CUSTOMS – AUSTRALIA
Marine Patrol – The National Marine Unit of the Australian Customs Service
POLICE FLAGS
Western Australia Police

POLICE POEM
Angel on Highway 109
CRIMINALS – NEW SOUTH WALES
The Notorious ‘Bobby’ Catman
STOCK THEFT
Who are Ewe? – DNA Testing Proves Sheep Theft
Outhouse Beef (or sometimes police-work can be dirty work!)
DRUGS
When a House is not a Home: Asian Operated Hydroponic Cannabis Cultivation
Random Drug Testing of Drivers in Victoria
BOOK REVIEW
Road Safety – Strategies and Solutions
SUICIDE
Peace in the Mountains
COUNTER TERRORISM LAW
New Defence Force Powers to Aid Civil Authorities and Related Matters – Part 1
CRIME
Human Fireball: Divine Tragedy – Gabriella Mazzali’s Terror by Fire
POLICE FLAGS
Australian Federal Police