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Disturbing war and
militarism in Australia
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"Australian police are increasingly being "militarised".
Front-line officers in Queensland and Victoria, and specialist units across the country, are being trained in military-style tactics and thinking.
Lawyer and former Australian Defence Force officer John Sutton describes this "convergence" as slow and worrying.
"Typically, a close ideological and operational alliance between the police force and the military has always been associated with repressive regimes," he says."
Our police are starting to look 'more like a military force'. How worried should we be?
Some police in Australia now look more like soldiers. So should we be concerned? And what's driving the shift?
