Investigations reporter @GuardianAus // abogle@protonmail.com // Signal: @Ariel.872https://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3mnt6cmer5c26Today we launched a dive into the "less lethal" weapons some police are using against crowds in Australia—and about which very little is publicly known. These are projectiles that release powder designed to burn the eyes and throat. Flashbang grenades. Teargas. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/09/australia-police-less-lethal-weapons-tasers-pepper-spray-crowds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other09 Jun 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnt6cmer5c26https://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3ml5h4hfyvc2xIn light of Tony Burke's comments today on young people and the distribution or possession of "online radicalised material or violent extremist material"--and that AFP have laid 31 charges since the laws were put in place, 19 of which involved minors--re-upping this from @ninobucci.bsky.social and I [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5h4hfyvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3miutyf6xdk26A new one from us--on a world-first crypto resort to be built right next to the airport in Dili, Timor-Leste. But when reporters visited the site as part of a four-month investigation, they found nothing but palm trees and local children playing football. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/06/prince-group-timor-leste-links-to-alleged-scam-empire07 Apr 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3miutyf6xdk26https://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3mh7m7jbyrc2uWe took a look at some of the cases of young people who are being charged with possession of extremist material around Australia, some with serious vulnerabilities. Federally, 60% of people with that charge are children - a remarkable figure. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/14/australian-children-arrested-charged-possessing-extremist-material-ntwnfb16 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7m7jbyrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3mfzrftuwqc2xThe latest instalment of an ongoing investigation from @ninobucci.bsky.social and I, looking at police use of so-called "less lethal" weapons in Australia. Today -- projectiles, including bean-bag and foam baton rounds. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/australian-police-guns-less-lethal-weapons-ntwnfb01 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzrftuwqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3lxwli7rijc2kStill thinking about how the TikTok video that supposedly “inspired” the August 31 March for Australia tucked footage from the 2005 Cronulla race riots in between AI clips of Australian flags. I matched this to ABC footage from the day. The message was there from the start, if you cared to see it.03 Sep 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwli7rijc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3lwd6fy32522rSome of the names I read for this video: Yahya Subaih, who tirelessly told the stories of his community, died in an Israeli airstrike. Ahmed el-Helou of the Quds News Network, killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hassan Sammour, a broadcaster who worked for Al Aqsa Voice Radio, died the same day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwd6fy32522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3lrjgdtk4f22yThe last story in our deaths in custody series. “If he’d been assessed properly, they would have said, ‘Oh, this guy’s had some attempts in the past, brain injury’... He’d still be alive.” Annie says: “The system certainly failed him, and us as a family.” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/14/a-perfect-storm-of-errors-meant-darren-was-placed-in-an-unsafe-cell-he-died-two-days-later https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/14/a-perfect-storm-of-errors-meant-darren-was-placed-in-an-unsafe-cell-he-died-two-days-later?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other13 Jun 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjgdtk4f22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3lrby25otgk2vThe next story in our deaths in custody investigation--we found 57 deaths across 19 jails from ligature points that were known to authorities. And in some cases, were repeatedly told to remove by coroners. This piece looks at how this has happened. "I don’t understand why it had to be like this."10 Jun 2025 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrby25otgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arielbogle.bsky.social/post/3lra6dhp6cs26The first stories from our five-month investigation: Scouring coronial findings from 248 deaths, we found a staggering 57 Australians have killed themselves in the past two decades using hanging points in prisons that authorities knew about but failed to remove https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/10/astounding-negligence-revealed-governments-turn-blind-eye-to-staggering-prison-death-toll-hanging-points-ntwnfb10 Jun 2025 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:d2vbkhkaba3ctiqtk2zjmrkt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra6dhp6cs26