Crime & Justice
ADF member named person of interest after hidden camera found in HMAS Leeuwin women's showers
October 15, 2026 at 07:27 AM · Updated 1d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 13 hours
MAMasrawy
فضيحة تهز البحرية الأسترالية ومطالبات بتفتيش عاجل للبوارج والغواصات
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يواليوم السابع
كاميرا بحمام النساء فى البحرية الأسترالية تثير أزمة سياسية.. ما القصة؟
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TGThe Guardian
ADF member ‘person of interest’ after video recorder found in HMAS Leeuwin women’s showers
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SNSky News Arabia
أستراليا.. كاميرا في أماكن استحمام النساء على سفينة عسكرية
(opens the publisher’s site)Australian officials have identified an ADF member as a person of interest after a video recording device was found in a women's shower facility on the Cairns-docked naval ship.
- The defence department confirmed the member is assisting the Joint Military Police Unit in its investigation into the device located aboard the ship.
- Navy chief Matt Buckley called the incident an "act of sexual violence" and said the navy is conducting a full audit of all bathrooms across the fleet.
- Senator Jacqui Lambie told the Senate she was contacted by a former navy member alleging the camera was found, and asked whether captured images had been published online.
- Communications Minister Annika Wells called the incident 'horrific' and said new laws are needed to protect individuals in the digital age.
- Senator Jacqui Lambie called for inspections to extend to other ships and submarines, warning the incident could be the latest military misconduct case.