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Officers killed in line of duty honoured on National Police Remembrance Day

ABC News Lily Nothling

29 Sept 2026 19:50 AEST Summary

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Western Australia Detective Senior Constable Maxine Bembridge and retired New South Wales Sergeant Mark Bransgrove have also been remembered.

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ABC News Officers killed in line of duty honoured on National Police Remembrance Day plain
The Age Mia Lay honoured on National Police Remembrance Day plain
WAtoday Fallen Victorian officers honoured in day of remembrance plain

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How it is written

Niral Score 12.5 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, gender and 3 more and 3 at zero

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officers6died4service4duty3killed3line3names3acting2added2ceremony2crash2edge2four2honoured2members2monument2since2too2young2

Sentiment +0.1 hostilefavourable Gender 5.9 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 11.8 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Sourcing 55 unattributednamed sources Mood 15.4 sorrowjoyful

3 read zero: political diction, generational, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Religious 0 not invokedovert

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ABC Newsas they published this story	12.5

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The Age Mia Lay honoured on National Police Remembrance Day Niral 8.3 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Mia Lay honoured on National Police Remembrance Day Niral 8.3 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Mia Lay honoured on National Police Remembrance Day Niral 8.3 · calm political 0 WAtoday Fallen Victorian officers honoured in day of remembrance Niral 4.8 · calm political 0 WAtoday Mia Lay honoured on National Police Remembrance Day Niral 8.3 · calm political 0 The Age Fallen Victorian officers honoured in day of remembrance Niral 4.8 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Fallen Victorian officers honoured in day of remembrance Niral 4.8 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Fallen Victorian officers honoured in day of remembrance Niral 4.8 · calm political 0