Police Rescue - Australian Police Journal

June 2026

HOMICIDE
A Sandy Grave: The Murders of Danny Wasley and Mark Banks
WATER POLICE
175 Years at Sea: Celebrating Courage, Commitment and Service on Western Australia’s Waters since 1851
AWARDS
A Hero Recognised
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Policing the Future: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Policing in Australia
INTERNATIONAL POLICING
Troubling Times: The Royal Ulster Constabulary in “The Troubles”
POLICING
Beyond the Badge: Police Retirement
SEARCH AND RESCUE
When Seconds Count: Search and Rescue in the Wilds of Tasmania
POLICING
One Small Step: Newman’s Space Debris
UNSOLVED
What Happened to Harmony?
BOOK REVIEW
My Life in Crime: A Tapestry of Cases
POLICE MEDALS
The National Medal

Detective Sergeant Lance Chaffey (Retired), NSW Police Force

ADMINISTRATION
New APJ Editor – Simon Bouda AM
WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE
Farewell to Commissioner Chris Dawson APM
HOMICIDE
Crueller than Murder
ANZPAA
Introducing Dr Tracey Green
POLICE RESCUE
Landslide: Reflecting on the Thredbo Catastrophe 25 Years on – and what it might have looked like had it happened 100 years earlier
BOOK REVIEW
Missing, Presumed Dead – the Double Murder Case that Shocked Australia

UNIFORMS
New AFP operational shirts
POLICE – WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Introducing New Police Commissioner Dawson APM
POLICE QUESTIONING
Assessing the Reliability of Intoxicated Witnesses
SEARCH AND RESCUE – QUEENSLAND
Found After … Sometimes they are hard to find
RANDOM BREATH TESTING
A Successful Policy Recipe
POLICE HISTORY
100 Years of Federal Policing
SEXUAL ASSAULT – WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fresh Eyes Identify Uncle Pervy

APJ AWARDS
Presentation of Awards for Prize Winning Articles
POLICE – TASMANIA
Commissioner Richard McCreadie Signs Off Deputy Commissioner Jack Johnson Appointed His Successor
POLICE – AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
Building Sino-Australian Relations: Tribute to AFP Commander Brice Steele
POLICE – NEW SOUTH WALES
Cops! – Senior Constable Paul Jones: A Truly Inspirational Officer
HOMICIDE
They Walk Amongst Us
HOMICIDE
‘But Dad … What Exactly Do You Do?’ The Death of Francis Sale
RAIL DISASTER
Off the Rails – The Waterfall Train Crash
HOMICIDE
The Murders of Somjai Insamran and Phuangsri Kroksamrong
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
One Man’s Trash – Is Another Man’s Treasure
HISTORICAL
Slang – used by Police and others a century ago! Part Two
POLICE EQUIPMENT
Police Crash Puts ‘Xplore’ PC to the Ultimate Test
POLICE FLAGS
South Australia Police

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
Commissioner Mick Palmer Retires
POLICE PUBLICATIONS
Intelligence in Brief: Promoting Knowledge and Officer Safety
RESCUE
Federal Police Search and Rescue
FRAUD
Art Fraud in Australia
HOMICIDE
Joseph Thomas Schwab – Serial Killer
DEATH
Vale – Sir Colin Woods (former AFP Commissioner)
LEGAL ISSUES
ARPS v The Commissioner of Police (NSW)
OVERSEAS POLICING
Cyprus – Should Australian Police Stay on the Island
HOMICIDE
The Scent of a Crime
NEW EQUIPMENT
New Police Caps for Canberra Cops
VEHICLES
Horse to Horsepower
BADGE CALL
Victoria Police