Australian Federal Police Launch Probes Into 10 Election-Linked Offences

As per data, 600 officers logged 43,000 hours; four individuals charged, six investigations still ongoing.

Voters receive there ballots from Australian Electoral Commission volunteers at a pre-polling centre inside the Brisbane City Hall in Brisbane on May 2, 2025. PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP via Getty Images

It wasn’t just politicians clocking long hours during the federal election campaign. Over 600 Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers worked tirelessly between March 28 and May 3 to protect all candidates contesting the 2025 election.

According to data from the AFP, this year’s election saw 51 crime reports assessed by the Electoral Investigations Coordination Cell (EICC), resulting in 10 formal AFP investigations.