SUBMISSION SUMMARY In March 2026, the Alternative First Responders (AFR) Team put forward a submission to the New South Wales (NSW) Select Committee on Youth Justice advocating for the …
March 19, 2026
This World Storytelling Day – Pledge Your Story
March 19, 2026
In the Alternative First Responder position paper we share the data and research behind the issues and harms caused by status quo policing and the impacts that can have on individuals and whole communities. These patterns of police …
March 5, 2026
Election Explainer South Australia 2026
March 5, 2026
Ahead of the South Australia state elections, we’ve created an election explainer to clearly outline where each political party stands on issues related to alternative first responders and community safety. …
AFR Team – News
September 8, 2025
Housing not hyper-policing
September 8, 2025
Across the world, cities that have reduced punitive enforcement and increased funding into social services, housing and community, have seen decreased numbers of people experiencing homelessness. Makes sense, doesn’t it? …
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- Officer ‘didn’t have time’ to turn on body-worn camera before shooting Sydney man having psychotic episode, inquest hears, 3 March, The Guardian
- ‘Less lethal’ deaths: courts examine role of controversial police weapons before three Australians died, 2 March, The Guardian
- Indigenous leaders back care-led response as alternatives to policing in South Australia, 20 February, National Indigenous Times
- New mental health support teams hit the ground in Lismore 20 February The Lismore App
- Youth justice experts warn over-policing of residential care children is ‘manufacturing criminals’ 20 February, ABC News
- United Nations critical of Australia’s age of criminal responsibility, incarceration rates 27 February, ABC News
- Centring community and care: why Australia needs an alternative to police-first responses 11 October, Cheek Media
