Racial profiling concerns over police power to stop and search without a warrant

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Victoria Police have declared Melbourne's CBD, Docklands, Southbank, the sporting precinct, and parts of East and South Melbourne a "designated area" to extend the search powers, from November 30, 2025 until May 29, 2026. Video via AAP.

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00:00Well, any allegation of racial profiling is a very serious one,

00:04which is why there are strict oversight measures

00:07and also investigative bodies who have the authority

00:11and the powers to investigate allegations of that kind.

00:15Well, Victoria Police use and have a violent for them

00:19a significant amount of data and intelligence.

00:23And this will be deployed.

00:25And also, too, Victoria Police are highly trained for sits

00:28and a big focus of the new Chair Commissioner of Police

00:32in his transformation of Victoria Police.

00:35He has said very clearly, to bring down the prime rate

00:39that is losing concern to us, you need to see more police out on the streets.

00:44And this approach isn't only consistent with the group and Chair Police now

00:49in getting more police out on the streets, you need to keep looking at ease.

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