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Public Order Policing

Legal Observer Report: The Policing of the Disrupt Land Forces (DLF) Protests

27 January 2025 3 minute read

This report details areas of concern from observations made by Melbourne Activist Legal Support across the four days of protests at the Disrupt Land Forces expo, including police use of force and weaponry, special powers, arrests, treatment of legal observers, media narratives and strategic misinformation.

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Victoria Police Weapon ID guide

25 November 2020 5 minute read

This guide is to help journalists, legal and human rights observers identify weapons that are currently available to Victoria Police. This is not an exhaustive list. It includes weapons used in crowd-control / public-order management contexts.  The guide is available to download as a foldable A4 leaflet here (PDF). VKS Pepper ball firearm A 175…

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