Chief commissioner Shane Patton leaving the role ‘effective immediately’. Follow today’s news headlines live

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As AAP reports, Victoria’s police commissioner Shane Patton has advised he would step away from the role “effective immediately”. He said last night:

It is with a heavy heart that I have made this decision, however I think it is the right one to allow fresh leadership in the role.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/17/australia-news-live-victoria-police-sydney-trains-industrial-action-interest-rates-election-campaign-cost-of-living-ntwnfb