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Police in Australia Ask People to Snitch On ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Neighbors

December 26, 2022
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Australian police in the state of Queensland, out of concern for the spread of COVID, have requested citizens to report on people they know have taken a stance against COVID-19 vaccines, as well as report on those with extremist views. Queensland police Deputy Commissioner Tracy Linford said in a video shared by political commentator Rukshan…

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Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rules-Breakers During Pandemic Years: Study

November 14, 2022
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Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…

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Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rule-Breakers During Pandemic: Study

November 14, 2022
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Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…

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Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs About COVID Rules-Breakers During Pandemic Years: Study

November 14, 2022
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Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…

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Has Dobbing Become a New Cultural Phenomenon in Australia?

August 8, 2021
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Commentary An interesting side effect of COVID-19, which has largely been lost in the avalanche of information and disinformation surrounding the vaccine debate, is that, increasingly, more Australians are tipping off police about alleged breaches of public health orders. There is no doubt that the pandemic has accelerated the trend of “dobbing-in” (also known as…

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