LRAD – Melbourne Activist Legal Support

Statement of Concern: Policing of the ‘March For Australia’ and Counter-Rallies

12 September 2025 20 minute read

Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) expresses concern about the actions of Victoria Police on Sunday 31 August 2025 in Melbourne and failure to mitigate risks posed by neo-Nazis. Summary MALS observed that police operational tactics deployed on the day, which focused solely upon separating opposing groups, resulted in a failure to adequately manage the intimidating,…

#NotWithYou: Why More Weapons for Victoria Police is a Very Bad Idea

24 March 2018 7 minute read

Victoria Police have revealed it’s armoury of new repressive weaponry.

Wired for Sound: Australian Police Purchases of LRADs

9 June 2016 6 minute read

LRADs came to light in Australia leading into Brisbane’s G20 meeting (2014), when QLD police (QPS) invited protest groups to view the hardware to be used ‘to ensure protesters followed the routes set down for them’