# ADF member named person of interest after recording device found aboard HMAS Leeuwin

https://mins.news/en/item/100959

- The Guardian, 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/15/adf-person-of-interest-recording-device-hmas-leeuwin-womens-showers-ntwnfb

> Australia’s Defence Department says an Australian Defence Force member is a person of interest after a video recording device was found in a bathroom aboard HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns. Navy chief Matt Buckley called it an act of sexual violence and said bathrooms across the fleet are being audited. The member is assisting the Joint Military Police Unit’s investigation.