Overview

• National and local services were held across Australia, including a national ceremony in Canberra and a NSW memorial in Sydney attended by senior police and political leaders.
• Eight historical names were inscribed on the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance after a records review, including Senior Constable Stephen Nixon whose 2019 death was ruled duty-related.
• Victoria Police confirmed Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, killed on August 26 in Porepunkah, will be added to the National Police Memorial in 2026.
• Victoria’s search for alleged double-murderer Dezi Freeman has been reduced from nearly 500 officers at its peak to just over 200, with about 40 square kilometres searched, a $1 million reward on offer and roughly 1,400 public tips yielding no confirmed leads.
• Tasmania Police Constable Keith Anthony Smith, fatally shot in June, was commemorated as officials noted a man remains before the courts charged with his murder.