From a working holiday maker to a detective sergeant: How Yuki came to work in the front line

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Credit: Yuki Onuma and Victoria Police

Detective sergeant Yuki Onuma became the first Japanese person to graduate from Victoria police academy in 2011. Today, she is a well respected sergeant, working in crime command, crime training unit, and more recently, working with AFP's human trafficking team. This story was first published in July 2024.


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