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Rural Police Funding Cuts

7 items · 5 aliases · peaked week of 7 Jun 2026 · first seen 29 Apr 2026

This release critiques the Coalition government's failure to deliver on its promise of 500 additional police officers, highlighting confusion over ministerial responsibility, pay disputes, rural funding cuts, and the unworkable enforcement of the gang patch ban.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

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  • Oh, a woman woman would tell immediately, Carl. We've got women's intuition. Carl, good on you, mate. Thanks. Enjoy field days, Carl Dean, Federated Farmers Rural Crime Spokesperson. Yes, so um the rumour going round, it's like public, it's being published now, is that Labour did have a tent and they pulled out about three or two or three weeks ago. But Chippy says it's not true. He says we never booked one for this year. We made the decision a year ago. I'm just gonna point something out to you. The sites were sold out. They were sold out, but then there was one blank tent space right there next to New Zealand first. You join those dots if you want to.
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Sample framings

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disproportionate impact on remote regions

Release: Would the real Police Minister please stand up?
28 Apr
mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

increased investment to address crime hotspots

Karl Dean: Federated Farmers Spokesperson on ACT announcing a crackdown on rural crime
11 Jun
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