I asked Grok if the AFP Commission should get involved in politics or act as an ALP spokesperson….. 🧐 Answer: ✅ She should stay well clear of politics. The AFP Commissioner is not a political appointee who speaks for the ALP (or any party). Krissy Barrett is the current Australian Federal Police Commissioner (the first woman in the role), appointed in 2025 on the recommendation of the Albanese Labor government after Reece Kershaw’s early retirement. The role is a statutory, operational one: the Commissioner controls the general administration of the force and its investigations. The AFP reports to the relevant minister but is expected to operate independently of partisan politics. Why she must remain apolitical • Independence is core to the job. Police leadership, especially a federal force handling national security, counter-terrorism, organised crime, and threats to parliamentarians, requires public trust that decisions are based on law, evidence, and operational priorities—not the interests of the government that appointed her. Ministers have no power to direct which matters the AFP investigates. • Speaking “on behalf of the ALP” would undermine that. In short, the Commissioner’s job is to enforce the law and protect Australians impartially. She should not function as a spokesperson for the ALP, and the government of the day should not treat her as one. Public confidence depends on that separation. 🚨FYI - I am confused about the appointee part, as Albo appointed her.