{"id":823488,"date":"2026-07-25T19:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823488\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:13:18","slug":"19-new-tasmania-police-officers-graduate-as-force-hits-record-1479","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823488\/","title":{"rendered":"19 new Tasmania Police officers graduate as force hits record 1,479"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nineteen new police officers have graduated from the Tasmania Police Academy and will be deployed to stations across the state.<\/p>\n

The recruits, 10 women and nine men, completed the 28-week course as part of recruit course 1\/2026 and will begin work at Burnie, Bridgewater, Devonport, Hobart and Launceston stations.<\/p>\n

Police Minister Felix Ellis said the graduates had come from a range of backgrounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom surf life savers to customer service officers, our new graduates have come from all walks of life, bringing valuable perspectives that reflect the community they will serve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tasmania Police now has a record 1,479 officers statewide<\/p>\n

Ellis said Tasmania Police now had a record 1,479 officers and force had grown by more than 30% over the past decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to see more Tasmanians choosing a policing career and we will continue to support pathways, like the innovative Northern Recruit Course, that encourage people to join,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nineteen recruits graduated from the Tasmania Police Academy<\/p>\n

Speaking at the graduation, Ellis highlighted the case of one recruit he had first met during flooding around the Derwent River in recent years when the officer was part of a surf lifesaving river rescue team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see the ethos of service that comes through our officers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey see members of our community on their worst day, often as part of an everyday work day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellis also faced questions about rising firearms crime, with the Tasmania Police Firearm Dashboard showing a 22% increase in incidents where firearms were used as weapons over the past year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nineteen recruits graduated from the Tasmania Police Academy<\/p>\n

He rejected calls for caps on firearm ownership, saying such limits would only affect law-abiding owners rather than criminals.<\/p>\n

He said the government would push ahead with legislation imposing tougher penalties for firearms theft, criticising Labor and the Greens for previously opposing the measures.<\/p>\n

His position is in stark contrast to that of police commissioner Donna Adams, who has stood by her call for a cap on the number of firearms a person can own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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