When three separate explosions rocked the popular tourist hotspot of Kuta on the night of October 12, 2002, the ensuing chaos in the streets was echoed back in Australia. As the AFP learned of the devastation, they quickly assembled expert investigative and forensic teams, as well as victim identification, media, and family liaison units to deploy to the crime scenes. In doing so, they began one of the most significant and life-changing operations in AFP history.

When three separate explosions rocked the popular tourist hotspot of Kuta on the night of October 12, 2002, the ensuing chaos in the streets was echoed back in Australia. As the AFP learned of the devastation, they quickly assembled expert investigative and forensic teams, as well as victim identification, media, and family liaison units to deploy to the crime scenes. In doing so, they began one of the most significant and life-changing operations in AFP history.

October 12, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings - an event which forever shaped the lives of many Australians and ultimately shaped the future of the Australian Federal Police. This four-part podcast series takes you inside the joint AFP-INP (Indonesian National Police) investigation known as Operation ALLIANCE and how it changed the landscape for international police collaboration, how it changed the AFP, and how it changed the lives of those men and women involved. Learn more about Operation ALLIANCE: afp.gov.au/bali.

October 12, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings - an event which forever shaped the lives of many Australians and ultimately shaped the future of the Australian Federal Police. This four-part podcast series takes you inside the joint AFP-INP (Indonesian National Police) investigation known as Operation ALLIANCE and how it changed the landscape for international police collaboration, how it changed the AFP, and how it changed the lives of those men and women involved. Learn more about Operation ALLIANCE: <a href="https://www.afp.gov.au/bali">afp.gov.au/bali</a>.

Go inside the history-defining joint AFP-INP investigation into the 2002 Bali bombings, an investigation which ultimately led to finding those responsible for these horrendous events and bringing them to justice.

Operation ALLIANCE: 2002 Bali Bombings

Incredible first-hand accounts and untold stories from AFP officers involved in the history-defining Operation ALLIANCE

The Lights Went Out

20 years on, the men and women involved in Operation ALLIANCE reflect on their lasting and poignant images of a history-defining period and how the AFP is working to help prevent the next phase in the evolution of terrorism. For these men and women, and those across the AFP, the victims of the Bali bombings will always be remembered. Their families, along with survivors and their families, will never be forgotten, neither will the lessons learned from that time - lessons that have shaped the AFP's global efforts in counterterrorism, forensic science, disaster victim identification, and family liaison. 

20 years on, the men and women involved in Operation ALLIANCE reflect on their lasting and poignant images of a history-defining period and how the AFP is working to help prevent the next phase in the evolution of terrorism. For these men and women, and those across the AFP, the victims of the Bali bombings will always be remembered. Their families, along with survivors and their families, will never be forgotten, neither will the lessons learned from that time - lessons that have shaped the AFP's global efforts in counterterrorism, forensic science, disaster victim identification, and family liaison.

The men and women of the AFP reflect on their lasting and poignant memories from this history-defining period.and

Closing The Circle

Operation ALLIANCE was an extraordinary team effort and one of the largest collaborations ever witnessed by Australian law enforcement. In this episode, more untold stories from within the AFP and those involved in the 2002 Bali bombings investigation will detail just how vital those collaborations were in order to bring about results and lay the foundations for what ultimately became a significant turning point in the history of the AFP.

Operation ALLIANCE was an extraordinary team effort and one of the largest collaborations ever witnessed by Australian law enforcement. In this episode, more untold stories from within the AFP and those involved in the 2002 Bali bombings investigation will detail just how vital those collaborations were in order to bring about results and lay the foundations for what ultimately became a significant turning point in the history of the AFP.

Untold stories from within the AFP recount how vital collaboration was in order to bring about results in the Bali bombings investigation .

Team Effort

AFP forensic investigators examining the crime scenes in Kuta 2002 were tasked with  looking for clues amid some nightmarish scenarios. In the weeks following the bombings, Operation ALLIANCE would bring together hundreds of personnel in Bali and many more back in Australia, among them victim identification experts, family liaison officers, and forensic investigators, who would all need to rely on their years of experience and some gut instinct to find answers in the mayhem.

AFP forensic investigators examining the crime scenes in Kuta 2002 were tasked with  looking for clues amid some nightmarish scenarios. In the weeks following the bombings, Operation ALLIANCE would bring together hundreds of personnel in Bali and many more back in Australia, among them victim identification experts, family liaison officers, and forensic investigators, who would all need to rely on their years of experience and some gut instinct to find answers in the mayhem.

Go inside some of the forensic chemistry and victim identification work used to search for vital clues and evidence

The Lights Went Out

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