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On this day: The Tasty Raid – Hands against the wall
At 2am on the morning of Sunday, August 7, 1994, forty armed police raided a regular party event at Melbourne’s members-only Commerce Club. During the Tasty raid, the cops conducted strip and cavity searches on 463 people. Victorian police initially defended the raid as ‘normal’ despite finding insufficient evidence to secure a single conviction. “There …
Dani Laidley receives financial settlement from Victoria Police
Former AFL coach Dani Laidley has received a confidential financial settlement from Victoria Police after officers leaked images of her in custody online. In 2020, officers leaked the photos of Laidley wearing a blonde wig, dress and make-up. The photos were widely shared on social media and published by newspapers. Laidley sued the state government …
Family appeal in search for missing Melbourne woman Bridget Flack
The sister of Bridget Flack, a Melbourne woman who has been missing for 10 days, say her disappearance is “incredibly uncharacteristic” as she joined police in appealing to the public for information. Victoria Police have renewed calls for public assistance in the search for the 28-year-old (pictured). Bridget was last seen at about 10.30am on …
Victim of bungled gay bookstore raid calls for police accountability
Nik Dimopoulos, the Melbourne man who suffered a serious shoulder injury during a botched Victoria Police raid, has demanded more police accountability on use of excessive force. On May 11, Dimopoulos was asleep in an apartment above queer bookstore Hares and Hyenas in Fitzroy when he heard intruders in what he feared was a home …
Surgeon charged with rape after allegedly ‘stealthing’ during sex
A Victorian surgeon charged with raping a fellow doctor after he allegedly “stealthed” him while having sex has been allowed to keep treating patients. The prominent surgeon, whose name has been suppressed, was arrested and charged by Victoria Police last September over the incident in mid-2017. “Stealthing” is the non-consensual removal of a condom during …
Homophobic harassment still a problem within Victoria Police ranks, report finds
Warning: distressing language Homophobic and transphobic threats and jokes are still tolerated by some in Victoria Police ranks including senior officers, according to a new report released on Friday. The report, by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, found a lack of trust in internal reporting processes and “poor management responses” hindered LGBTIQ …
Police Investigating Neo-Nazi Group’s Vile Anti-Gay Posters In Melbourne
Police are investigating after a Neo-Nazi group’s vile anti-gay posters mocking Pride Month and calling gay people “a walking disease” were put up in a Melbourne street. The posters (pictured), which featured the web address of extreme neo-Nazi group Antipodean Resistance, were spotted along Chapel Street in the inner Melbourne suburb of Prahan over the …
Queer Youth In Regional Victoria To Celebrate At New Rainbow Ball Event
Young LGBTIQ people in the Victorian city of Bendigo will celebrate diversity at an inclusive Rainbow Ball event later this year. The Rainbow Ball is being organised by Bendigo Police’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers in conjunction with a number of youth and other community groups, and will be held at Ulumbarra Theatre on September …
LGBTIQ Youth Scared To Report Hate Crimes To Victoria Police, Study Finds
Many LGBTIQ young people are reluctant to report hate crimes to police because they fear further discrimination, according to new research. The report, commissioned by Victoria Police and released on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia today, found young queer people were worried their complaints would not be taken seriously, that they would …
Students Pelt Melbourne Police Station With Rainbow Paint For IDAHOBIT
Melbourne students have thrown balloons filled with paint against a police station in Australia to create a rainbow design to show support for LGBTIQ equality. Around 400 students, from seven different schools, took part in the action at the Fawkner police station in Victoria, creating a mural stretching more than 70 metres. The mural was …