Australia’s surveillance technology, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location
Sep 25	Mirage News	NSW Government Funds Beaumont Street CCTV Trial↗ Mirage News New contract Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 23	Newcastle Weekly	100k CCTV funding bid rejected for Hamilton↗ Newcastle Weekly Fixed cameras & RTCC−, Reduction	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 23	miragenews.com	Brisbane Boosts Safety with Expanded CCTV Network↗ miragenews.com New contract Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	Queensland, Australia au/qld
Sep 22	ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation	Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use overreach↗ ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 22	Biometric Update	Western Australia Police claim LFR trial success after 900K scans in 3 months↗ Biometric Update Face recognition+, Expansion	Western Australia Police Force au/wa/police/western-australia-police-force
Sep 21	The Critical Communications Review	Motorola Solutions Expands Victoria Police ANPR and In-Car Video Deployment Across Highway Patrol Fleet↗ The Critical Communications Review New contract ALPR+, Expansion	Victoria Police, Australia au/vic/police/victoria-police
Sep 21	Gunnedah Times	Kevin Anderson pushes for police drone expansion into Gunnedah, Tamworth↗ Gunnedah Times Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 21	Geraldton Guardian ($)	Six alerts, one arrest from Gero facial recognition trial↗ Geraldton Guardian ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: 6PR · Qazinform · The Conversation · Mirage News · +1 more Face recognition+, Expansion	Western Australia au/wa Western Australia Police Force au/wa/police/western-australia-police-force
Sep 15	Yahoo News Australia	Controversial new cameras track 130,000 Aussies in one week: 'Nothing to hide'↗ Yahoo News Australia Face recognition+, Expansion	Western Australia Police Force au/wa/police/western-australia-police-force
Sep 13	netimes.com.au	Police drones pushed as extra safety tool for Tamworth and Gunnedah↗ netimes.com.au Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 13	dailymail.com	Aussies lose it over disturbing new facial recognition technology being used by police to stop people on the street↗ dailymail.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Western Australia au/wa
Sep 12	Region Riverina	Police drones could be coming to Wagga to hunt illegal riders↗ Region Riverina Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Sep 9	The Daily Telegraph	Wagga break-ins soar 40 per cent amid drone push↗ The Daily Telegraphalso carried by 1 other outlet Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 4	Sydney Criminal Lawyers	The NSW Police Drone Surveillance Trial Is Being Expanded Before Any Official Assessment↗ Sydney Criminal Lawyers More coverage: Green Left Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Sep 3	DroneXL	NSW Shark Drones Log 750 Sightings in 8 Weeks as 51 Nets Go Back In↗ DroneXL New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Sep 3	Daily Mail ($)	What every Aussie driver needs to know about sweeping new proposed NSW police powers↗ Daily Mail ($) Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Aug 28	Focus Gaming News	Tasmania launches inquiry into scrapped gaming machine card↗ Focus Gaming News Face recognition+, Expansion	Tasmania, Australia au/tas
Aug 28	National Indigenous Times	Aboriginal Legal Service 'alarmed and disappointed'...↗ National Indigenous Times Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 28	Inside State Government	Australian-first police drone trial extended↗ Inside State Government More coverage: New England Times · Australian Aviation Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Aug 27	Michael West Media	Palantir is inside the House. Surveillance and the NDIS↗ Michael West Media New contract Fusion & data sharing+, Expansion	Australian Federal Police au/police/australian-federal-police
Aug 27	Mirage News	Minns Govt Extends Police Drone Trial for Safety↗ Mirage News More coverage: NSW Government Drones / UAS+, Expansion	New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Aug 26	PubTIC	EVIDENCE-BASED GAMING REFORMS TO ‘MAKE A DIFFERENCE’↗ PubTIC Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force
Aug 25	Sydney Criminal Lawyers	The NSW Surveillance Bill Is Set to Impact Us All, Regardless of Any Guilt↗ Sydney Criminal Lawyers Fusion & data sharing+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 25	UA.NEWS	Economists’ model links automation to risk of repressive scenarios↗ UA.NEWS Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw Western Australia au/wa
Aug 25	news24.com.au	One state’s gambling reforms means your face will be scanned to play in pokies↗ news24.com.au Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 25	News.com.au	New tech to discourage problem gamblers↗ News.com.aualso carried by 2 other outlets Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 25	thesenior.com.au	Facial recognition, cashless play in gaming reforms↗ thesenior.com.aualso carried by 2 other outlets Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 24	SMH.com.au ($)	Facial recognition mandatory in NSW gaming rooms under latest pokie reforms↗ SMH.com.au ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: MLex · iTnews · Inside State Government · Nine.com.au · +5 more Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw
Aug 24	The Western Weekender	State Government to roll out fresh gambling reforms↗ The Western Weekender More coverage: echo.net.au · theshout.com.au · SBS · Focus Gaming News · +2 more Face recognition+, Expansion	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw New South Wales Police Force, Australia au/nsw/police/new-south-wales-police-force

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