Australia Strengthens Pacific Policing with New Centre in Brisbane

As part of a $400 million regional policing initiative, up to four additional training centres of excellence are planned for various Pacific countries.

Local villagers hold a placard as they participate in a gathering near the Porgera Gold Mine in Porgera in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea on September 23, 2024, almost one week after police reinforcements were rushed to the area in a bid to quell tribal violence that shuttered the key gold mine. Days of tit-for-tat shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have left at least 32 people dead in the mine's vicinity. Hundreds more have been displaced by the violence. (Photo by AFP) Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images

Australia is bolstering law and order across the Pacific with the launch of a state-of-the-art training and education facility in Brisbane.

The Australian Federal Police-led centre was officially opened on Dec. 10 by Pacific leaders and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.