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National Services Remember Fallen Officers as Porepunkah Manhunt Wound Back
Names of three officers fatally shot in Tasmania and Victoria will be added to the national memorial in 2026, with nationwide tributes including marches and services honoring fallen police.
- On Monday, September 29, 2025, National Police Remembrance Day was held at the National Police Memorial in Canberra, beginning with a march from AFP Headquarters attended by AFP and state representatives.
- This year the commemoration held a heightened and sombre significance after recent fatal shootings on June 16 and August 26, honouring three officers including Tasmania Police Constable Keith Anthony Smith.
- Vadim de Waart-Hottart and Neal Thompson were shot while serving a search warrant, and a man charged over Constable Keith Anthony Smith's death is before the courts, with the suspect still on the run.
- Families will attend a service at Melbourne's St Kilda Road police memorial on Monday, their names will be added to the National Police Memorial, Canberra in 2026, while 284 names are listed and eight NSW Police Force names added this year.
- Victorian police chief Mike Bush said `When a police officer is killed in the line of duty the impact is felt across every force in Australia`, as NT commemorations highlighted that 15 officers have been killed on active duty this year.
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National Police Remembrance Day marked by grief after recent police deaths
Police around the country have today stood in silent vigil to remember officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. There was a heightened significance to the National Day of Remembrance, with three police officers killed in the last four months.
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