CANBERRA, ACT, May 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

Editor's note: Audio grabs from AFP Commander Mark McIntyre are available via Hightail.

The AFP is marking the successful conclusion of Operation Australis25, delivering protective security measures for all Parliamentarians and candidates in the 2025 Federal Election, including the mitigation of threats and incident response.

More than 600 AFP members contributed their specialised capabilities during the operation, which ran from 28 March to 3 May, to protect the safety of all candidates running for the House and Senate, from the Prime Minister to independents.

AFP officers maintained round-the-clock operational coordination of capabilities including ...