Recording device found in women's 'shower facilities' of Australian navy ship

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How it spread - 10 original reports

1. Wed, 14 October 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)05:54first to report
     Recording device found in women's 'shower facilities' of Australian navy ship

     Senator Jacqui Lambie says there are claims footage taken from the device "may have been uploaded online" before it was discovered.

   • The Guardian World07:19
     Video recording device found in cabin of HMAS Leeuwin navy ship in Cairns

     Defence announcement comes after Jacqui Lambie tells parliament a camera had been found concealed in a women’s shower on board Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A “video recording device” was found in the cabin of a Royal Australian Navy ship in Cairns, the defence department has revealed, just hours after senator Jacqui Lambie alleged in parliament that a camera had been found concealed in a women’s shower on the vessel. The department confirmed on Wednesday...

   • South China Morning Post23:58
     Australia navy probes hidden camera found in women’s showers on ship

     Australia’s navy said on Thursday it would audit bathrooms across its fleet after a video recording device was found in the cabin of one of its ships. Navy chief Matt Buckley has vowed a full investigation into the incident aboard the HMAS Leeuwin, a survey ship docked in the northeastern city of Cairns in the state of Queensland. A member of the armed forces has been identified as a “person of interest” and was assisting military police with enquiries, Australia’s defence ministry said in an...

2. Thu, 15 October 2026

   6 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)05:25
     Person of interest identified in 'despicable' recording device incident on navy ship

     The device was found in the women's bathroom of the HMAS Leeuwin and has been labelled an "act of sexual violence" by the navy.

   • The Guardian World07:00
     ADF member ‘person of interest’ after video recorder found in HMAS Leeuwin women’s showers

     Vice Adm Buckley calls incident an ‘act of sexual violence’ and a ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The defence department says a member of the Australian Defence Force is a “person of interest” in investigations after a video recording device was found in a bathroom on HMAS Leeuwin, in what the chief of navy called a “despicable betrayal of trust”. A day after senator Jacqui Lambie told the Senate that a hidden camera had been found in...

   • Le Figaro (France)07:49
     Australie : enquête après la découverte d’une caméra à bord d’un navire militaire dans les douches des femmes

     Une caméra découverte à bord du HMAS Leeuwin, dans les douches des femmes selon un témoignage relayé au Parlement, a conduit la marine australienne à annoncer jeudi l’inspection de tous les sanitaires de ses navires. Un militaire a été identifié comme suspect potentiel.

   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)12:15
     Skandal na vojnom brodu: U ženskim tuševima pronađene kamere, strahuje se da su snimke već na internetu
   • tportal (Croatia)16:29
     Skandal na vojnom brodu: Skrivenim kamerama snimali žene pod tušem?

     Australske oružane snage pokrenule su istragu nakon što je na vojnom brodu Kraljevske mornarice HMAS Leeuwin u gradu Cairnsu u Queenslandu pronađen skriveni uređaj za snimanje

   • N1 Info (Croatia)16:54
     Uznemirujući slučaj na vojnom brodu: Skrivenim kamerama snimali žene pod tušem?

     Australske oružane snage pokrenule su istragu nakon što je na brodu Kraljevske mornarice HMAS Leeuwin pronađen skriveni uređaj za snimanje, a pojavile

3. Mon, 19 October 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)06:56
     Navy member stood down with pay after recording device found

     The navy's vice admiral said the decision for the person to continue to receive pay was "normal convention" during an investigation.