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Nominations for the 2026 National Police Bravery Awards are now open.
This award has been developed for police by police and nominations are sought from officers across the country.
While police work is inherently dangerous…some actions stand out.
Do you know someone who has performed an exceptional act in exceptional circumstances?
SELECTION CRITERIA
- The nominee must be a sworn police officer from an Australian police jurisdiction.
- Nominees must have undertaken an outstanding act of courage or bravery, by selflessly putting themselves in harms way to protect others, going well beyond the call of duty.
- Where feasible, the incident should have occurred in the past twelve months, however exceptions could include if the matter is subjudice or if other unavoidable delays have occurred.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. To access the nomination form click here
The National Police Bravery Awards will be presented in Canberra on Wednesday 28th October, 2026.
The Australian Police Bravery Awards is an award for police by police, that transcends state and jurisdictional divides; making the recipients truly national heroes.
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Schedule for Awards
The 9th annual Australian Police Bravery Awards will be presented at a formal dinner on Wednesday 28th October, 2026 at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
2025 WINNERS
2024 WINNERS
2024 saw two winners receive the National Police Bravery Award.
Inspector Amy Scott of NSW Police Force received the award for her bravery in responding to a male offender at Westfield Bondi who was attacking members of the public with a large knife.
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Sergeant Michael Hutchinson also received the award in 2024 for his courage and bravery displayed during a call out to an isolated farmhouse property at Senior near the SA-VIC border.
Click here to read his story.
2023 WINNER
Constable Deborah Bradley and Constable Aaron Larsen were joint winners of the 2023 National Police Bravery Awards for their brave acts during riots in Wadeye, Northern Territory.
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2022 WINNER
In 2022, Senior Constable Andrew Whitall was awarded the National Police Bravery Award for his brave actions while involved in a high speed pursuit of an offender who had allegedly stolen two firearms.
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2021 WINNER
In 2021, Senior Constable Kelly Foster VA of the NSW Police Force was awarded the National Police Bravery Award for bravery shown in the attempted rescue during a canyoning expedition.
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2020 WINNER
In 2020, Senior Constable Benjamin Hammant of NSW Police Force was awarded the National Police Bravery Award for bravery shown when police and community members were faced with an offender firing more than 200 rounds into houses.
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2019 WINNERS
In 2019, both Senior Constable Linda Farrand and Senior Constable Mark Turner from the Northern Territory were awarded the National Police Bravery Award for their acts of bravery during a lengthy and intense negotiation that occurred on the edge of a Darwin clifftop above croc-infested waters.
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2018 WINNER
In 2018, Senior Constable Stephanie Bochorsky from Western Australia was presented with the inaugural National Police Bravery Award at the ceremony in Canberra in recognition of her exceptional actions when she saved the lives of a toddler and her older sister who were being set alight by their father.
The following day federal parliament thanked Steph for her bravery, with acknowledgement from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. Subsequently, Steph’s story was featured on the Nine Network’s “A Current Affair”. Click here to view the story.
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