Australian police forces widely use Arizona-based Axon equipment, including body-worn cameras and Tasers. Every state and territory across Australia relies on Axon hardware, which is paired with the company’s digital evidence management software.
Police use Axon’s T7 and T10 model Tasers. Officers are equipped with Axon body-worn cameras. In some states (like Queensland), this includes specialized cameras for motorcycle police.
Departments have purchased Axon Signal technology, which automatically activates body-worn cameras if an officer draws a Taser or removes a firearm from their holster.
In Queensland officers are equipped with Axon cameras to record audio and video during active duties. Policy mandates recording prior to and during the execution of any police power or use of force.
Recordings automatically off-load to Axon’s secure digital evidence platform (Evidence.com) via physical multi-bay docks located at the stations when officers finish their shifts.
Queensland was the first law enforcement jurisdiction outside of the United States to purchase and deploy the advanced Axon Taser 10.
The Taser 10 vastly increases officer safety with a 13.7-meter range (triple the legacy models) and a multi-shot capability holding up to 10 individually targeted probes.
Queensland stands as a prominent user of Axon Citizen. This digital framework allows the public to directly upload video footage, dashcam clips, and photographs to a secure police database. The QPS notably launched this community-sharing tool to target and gather mobile evidence on hooning behavior across the state.
Queensland Police Service paused its statewide Taser 10 rollout following formal safety complaints from the Queensland Police Union over faulty holster mechanisms. They temporarily ordered officers to store the tasers vertically at 90 degrees before physically withdrawing the compromised holsters and sourcing fit-for-purpose replacements.
Following national security concerns that Axon’s Bluetooth Low Energy signals could allow external actors to track the real-time location of front-line or undercover officers, QPS has worked closely with tech providers to assess mitigation steps, mirroring safety alerts issued across other Australian states.