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In Australia, more than 38,000 missing persons reports are received by police each year. While most people are found within a short period of time, there remain approximately 2,600 long term missing persons; those who have been missing for more than three months. Missing persons’ cases are investigated by State and Territory police.

Who is missing?

The National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) uses a variety of methods including this website to profile missing persons across the country. Our promotion of missing persons includes; Missing Persons Posters, Facebook and social media, outdoor advertising, partnerships with corporate supporters and through events such as International Missing Children’s Day and National Missing Persons Week.

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Please note: the cases listed do not represent every missing person in Australia that has been reported to police. The NMPCC profiles cases provided by State and Territory Missing Persons Units when the missing person is considered long-term. If you are searching for a specific missing person, or a person matching a specific description, please see our site search tips page.

John Wayne HALLETT

On 21 January 2006, John Wayne Hallet and a friend were fishing in a dinghy near Dunalley which is south-east of Hobart.

While fishing, the dinghy overturned in choppy waters....

Missing Person Mahalingam Sinnathamby

Mahalingam SINNATHAMBY

Mahalingam Sinnathamby lived by himself in Noble Park Victoria. Over time the contact kept with family was irregular but family were unable to contact him between late August and...

Clinton Patterson

On 21 July 1997, Clinton was one of three crew members onboard the fishing vessel ‘Eastern Star’ in waters at Ahrberg Bay on the west coast of Tasmania. The vessel sank due to a...

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