Please click here to view the PFA's submission.

To view the PFA's submission to the Aviation Green Paper, click here.

Click here to also read the article which appeared in The Australian on 19 March on this subject.

On Thursday, 19 February, PFA CEO Mark Burgess and representatives from the AFPA and The Police Association (Victoria Branch) along with Giuseppe Carabetta from The University of Sydney will appear before the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee in Canberra in relation to the Inquiry into the Fair Work Bill 2008.  To view the PFA Submission to the Inquiry, click here.

The Federal Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus has announced a “National Audit of Police Capabilities” in line with its pre election commitment to the Police Federation of Australia (PFA). The audit will be conducted by Mr Roger Beale AO who has extensive experience working at senior levels of government. 

Click here to view the PFA's Submission on the Fair Work Bill.

The Rudd Government has anounced a new National Police Service Medal which will be awarded to State, Territory and Federal Police in recognition of long and diligent service.  Please click here to view Senator Faulkner's letter to the PFA and click here to view the Government's subsequent announcement.  The Government is now considering the design of the new Medal - click here to view a proposed design by Inspector Rick Steinb

The 2008 Election of PFA Federal Executive Members and Office Bearers was conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission at the PFA Federal Council Meeting held in Melbourne on 14 November 2008.  To view the results of the elections, please click here.

PFA Vice President, Jon Hunt-Sharman and CEO, Mark Burgess will appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission's Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime groups on Thursday, 6 November 2008.

To view the PFA's submission to the Inquiry, please click here or for more information about the Inquiry, please view the Committee's website by clicking here.

Issued by: House of Representatives Liaison & Projects Office, Wednesday 22 October 2008

WANTED - Part Time Policewomen

Please click here to view the Police Federation of Australia Financial Statements for 2007/08.

Please click here to read our concept paper.

To view article click here.

To view full story, click here.

The Federal Government is currently conducting a review of the Northern Territory Emergency Response and the PFA has today, made it's submission to the Review Board.  For more information about the Review, visit the Government website by clicking here or to view the PFA's submission, click here.

Sydney University senior lecturer and prominent police academic researcher Giuseppe Carabetta from the Sydney University Faculty of Economics and Business has been awarded a citation in the 2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards. Carabetta has done considerable work with the Police Federation of Australia (PFA) writing and researching various issues particularly in relation to police employment matters. 

All individual tax returns must be completed and submitted to the ATO by no later than 31 October 2008.

The ATO has developed a guide for Police Officers which explains the claims you can and cannot make by looking at the common expenses you might incur as a police officer.  It also includes information about some changes to the tax laws that have occurred during the past few years.

The PFA website is currently undergoing a redevelopment and we are experiencing some technical problems.  We are resolving these issues and hope the site will be fully functional in the next few days.  Please don't hesitate to email us on pfa@pfa.org.au should you have any specific problems to report.