Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rule-Breakers During Pandemic: Study

Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rule-Breakers During Pandemic: Study
A woman talks on her phone as she walks through Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 22, 2019. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed.

In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally.

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Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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