Suicide Bombings and the Australian Federal Police

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We've mentioned the Australian Federal Police (AFP) many times on Australian True Crime, but do any of us really know what they do?

Our guest today, David Savage AM, who reached the very top of the tree in that organisation, may change the way you think about the role of the AFP.

For one thing, his brilliant career was brought to a grinding halt when he was supposed to be protected by a bunch of Americans on a dusty road in Afghanistan.

David is now the President of the Australian Federal Police Former Members Association, and he's particularly passionate about securing better mental health support, both for serving and retired members.

You can learn more about the AFP Veterans Association and donate here: https://afpva.org.au/

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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here

Guests: David Savage

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

Editor: Matthew Tankard & Meshel Laurie

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0:00.0	We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,
0:04.3	and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.
0:07.4	Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.
0:10.3	Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,
0:15.2	our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in
0:19.9	Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.
0:25.9	The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.
0:37.0	They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.
0:44.4	The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature
0:50.9	and is not suitable for children.
0:55.0	When I came to I had incredible trouble hearing because my ear drums have been blown out from the blast and I had this American doctor came in and without any any
1:07.8	warning he started telling me about what I had to be careful of and he was saying how when suicide bombs they in the bombs they often put feces and things like that so that if it doesn't kill you you'll get an infection. The kids that they use have
1:25.2	often been sexually assaulted so quite often they've got HIV and going
1:31.0	going through this and saying so you won't be able to hug kiss or do anything to any of your family until you
1:37.1	cleared you know I don't know at this stage I didn't even know I'd been blown up by a suicide bomber, you know, a child.
1:45.0	The Australian Federal Police or the AFP, was established in the wake of the 1978 bombing of the Hilton Hotel in Sydney.
1:59.0	Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and 11 other heads of state were staying in the hotel at the time. the in a bin outside the hotel was detonated when two council garbage collectors attempted to empty it.
2:15.9	They were killed instantly as was a member of New South Wales police.
2:19.9	11 other people were injured including the two men driving the garbage truck and several other police members.
2:25.7	This unprecedented terrorist attack on Australian soil was the motivation the government needed
2:30.4	to green light a single federal law enforcement agency.
2:34.8	We've mentioned the AFP many times on Australian true crime, but do any of us really know
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