This exhibition celebrates the critical role of women from the AFP in policing, peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations and marks the convergence of a host of important anniversaries in international peace and policing, including 75 years of the United Nations, 60 years of United Nations Policing, 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, and, of significant note for the AFP and Australia, 20 years since the unanimous adoption of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace, and Security.;xNLx;;xNLx;Resolution 1325 calls for a more peaceful and inclusive world, one that addresses the root causes of gender inequality – including harmful norms and inequitable structures. We at the AFP have taken meaningful action to accelerate implementation of the women, peace and security agenda at home and internationally since the adoption of Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000. But, we are proud to say that this has also been business as usual for the AFP for over 40 years. ;xNLx;;xNLx;This exhibition showcases some of the milestones, firsts and achievements of the many remarkable members of the AFP. It is by no means exhaustive, but includes a snapshot of the myriad women who have contributed to the agency we are today. ;xNLx;;xNLx;The AFP’s history has always been one of evolution and we have proven ourselves many times, regardless of the challenges. We have shown that when a policing agency embraces change, it can successfully shape and meet the challenges of the future.;xNLx;;xNLx;We hope you enjoy this virtual exhibition!
During World War II there was a higher demand to guard various Commonwealth buildings. With an obvious shortage of men, it was decided to use women as Peace Officers for this work.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police employed its first policewoman, Constable Alice Clarke on 18 July 1947.
The 1960s were a time of change for the Commonwealth Police Force (COMPOL).
Until 1968, Australian Capital Territory Police (ACT) women remained in plain clothes.
Dorothy Lammin was the first officer to be married while employed as a policewoman and remain in her position.
Betty Dundas and Lee Royle (nee Kavanagh) wrote the Royle Dundas Reports, which fought for equal rights for women police.
Sandra Peisley began her police career on 20 May 1974.
In the early hours of 13 February 1978, the Sydney Hilton Hotel was bombed during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting.
Pictured here are Margaret McInnes, Wendy Norris and Melita Zielonko who all joined Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police on 23 April 1979.
Federal Agent Carol Trevanion was the first female to apply for and win a position in the Crime Scene Unit (formerly Scientific Branch) where she remained for approximately 10 years.
In 1982, for the first time, an Australian Federal Police (AFP) recruit training course comprised significantly more women than men. There were 16 women and 7 men in this intake. Members of 4/82 are still serving in the AFP today.
Sergeant Leanne Lomas, International Command (IC) Gender Advisor, reflects on her journey from recruit to playing a key role in devising the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) IO Gender Strategy.
The first policewoman motorcyclist was Constable Louise Denley. Constable Denley completed the motorcycle riders’ course in December 1987.
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), was established in 1964.
The 1990s in United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) saw women from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on deployment for the entire decade, blazing a path for other United Nations (UN) member states to start the gender mainstreaming of their own deployments to UN Peacekeeping missions.
Detective Sergeant Fiona Crombie was the first female in the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to be awarded the Australian Police Medal in recognition of her service to the AFP, particularly at the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit.
A contingent of 25 Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers and five state police deployed to Haiti as part of the United Nations Security Council authorised multinational force.
Commander Allison Buck reflects on her varied career within the Australian Federal Police (AFP) from recruit, to International Command, and now returning to head up the AFP College.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council established the UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) on 11 June 1999 in order to conduct the "popular consultation,” a referendum on Timor’s political future.
The first Australian Federal Police members deployed to Solomon Islands in 2000 with the Australian-led International Peace Monitoring Team.
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325).
Australian Federal Police (AFP) members returned to Timor as part of the International Force East Timor and in increasing numbers as a new United Nations (UN) mission, the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).
On 12 October 2002, two powerful bombs were detonated in Bali, one inside the nightclub Paddy’s Bar, and second one outside the Sari Club.
In 2003 the Solomon Islands Government, facing the breakdown of law and order and the machinery of government, made an urgent request for assistance.
As part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), the police component of RAMSI were primarily called on to reinstate rule of law, conduct police training, take safe possession of surrendered weapons and contribute to disarmament activities
A world tragedy of devastating proportions, the tsunami of 26 December 2004 hit Thailand and other countries wreaking indiscriminate destruction of lives and property.
In 2005 the Australian Federal Police (AFP) established a training village to provide a simulated and realistic environment for participants to develop peacebuilding skills and prepare for deployment to overseas missions.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) deployed to United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) with police from 40 other nations.
On 24 May 2006 Australia received a formal request from the Government of Timor Leste to provide support in the re-establishment of peace following a breakdown of civil order.
In November 2006, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) deployed thirty-four members to Tonga in response to a call for assistance from the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga after riots broke out in the capital Nuku'alofa. After the initial unrest, the Governments of Tonga, Australia and New Zealand established the trilateral Tonga Police Development Program.
As part of ongoing efforts to engage the local community, Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers deployed to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.
The first contingent of four Australian Federal Police (AFP) members deployed to Afghanistan in October 2007.
Increasingly the protection of cultural heritage is recognised as a key element of building lasting peace and reconciliation, and therefore as a priority for peacekeeping operations.
On the evening of 11 February 2008, a 'state of emergency' was declared in Timor following separate armed attacks against the President, José Ramos-Horta, and the Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão.
The Papua New Guinea-Australia Policing Partnership was established in 2008.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has a long standing capacity development role in the Pacific.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Pacific Advisor Lautoa Faletau reflects on her leadership role within the Pacific Police Development Program.
Officers serving with United Nations (UN) Police often form close bonds with local families.
On 9 July 2011, South Sudan became the newest country in the world.
Australia has long been focused on raising the profile of female police in United Nations (UN) Missions.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) played a vital role in helping to train nearly 4,000 Afghani police officers and establishing the Afghan National Police (ANP) training centre.
While deployed to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Counter Piracy in Mauritius, Federal Agent Tina Westra created ‘Women in Uniform Networks’.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been tireless in seeking justice for all of the victims and families of the downing of MH17.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) International Operations Gender Strategy, launched in November 2014, highlighted key issues confronting women working in the law and justice sector.
Led by Police Advisor to the United Nations (UN), Detective Superintendent Sue King, and supported by Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney, the Australian-initiated Resolution 2185 on UN policing was adopted unanimously on November 20 2014 as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop chaired the first ever briefing and UN Security Council session on UN policing.
In 2016, a two-week gender, human rights and domestic violence workshop was held in the Federated States of Micronesia, the first training of its kind be delivered in the northern Pacific.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) marked our withdrawal from the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), after more than 53 years of service, via a ceremonial flag lowering to signify the conclusion of Australia's time with UNFICYP.
As part of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Solomon Islands Police Development Program, the AFP run programs and campaigns aimed at addressing the issue of violence against women and girls.
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