Victoria’s top cop apologises after taking police helicopter across Bass Strait to Tasmania

Mike Bush says commercial flight would have been more appropriate for travel to Hobart for meeting of commissionersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian police commissioner who used one of the force’s helicopters to fly nearly 600km from Melbourne to Tasmania to attend a conference has apologised for his “mistake”.The chief commissioner, Mike Bush, used Victoria police’s “secondary” helicopter to cross the Bass Strait and attend a meeting with his counterparts in Hobart – where a mechanical issue caused it to be grounded on Monday night. Continue reading...

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