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Alternative First Responders | 4 Hours Too Long: It's Time To Re-think The Response

September 7, 2026

4 Hours Too Long: It’s Time To Re-think The Response

We’re all calling for urgent reforms, so why aren’t governments listening? A recent investigation into police-led responses to domestic and family violence revealed it took Queensland police more than 4 …

AFR Team – News

A seat at the table: HPUVic on over-policing

August 13, 2026

Housing is a human right  Housing is widely recognised as a basic human right. In Australia, the government’s failure to adequately invest in public housing and services means that long-term …

Homeless Persons Union Victoria & AFR Team – Blog, Conversation

Alternative First Responders | A seat at the table: HPUVic on over-policing

Inquiry into the Human Rights Bill for NSW

August 4, 2026

SUBMISSION SUMMARY The Alternative First Responders put forward a submission into the Committee on Community Services inquiry into the Human Rights Bill 2025.  In this submission, we focus on the …

AFR Team – Submission

Alternative First Responders | Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system 

Pride Month police raids called out

July 21, 2026

Pride Month is a time for celebration and community in the City of Sydney. However, on the 13 June 2026, those celebrations came to an abrupt end as a result …

AFR Team – Blog, News

Alternative First Responders | Pride Month police raids called out

Grassroots organisations creating true community safety

July 7, 2026

Defining Community Safety  “Safety is care, it’s community, it’s dignity and it’s meeting each other with support.” (Apryl Day, Dhadjowa Foundation)  The term ‘community safety’ is often thrown around as …

AFR Team – Blog

Alternative First Responders | Grassroots organisations creating true community safety

Having a mental health crisis is not a crime

July 2, 2026

The AFR team stood alongside BEING – the peak body for mental health consumers in NSW – Leesa Topic (mother of Courtney Topic), Nichole and Sharee (cousins of Jodi Knott) …

AFR Team – Blog

Alternative First Responders | Having a mental health crisis is not a crime

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Alternative First Responders | More than ambulances replacing police: What does better crisis response look like?

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Alternative First Responders | More than ambulances replacing police: What does better crisis response look like?

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