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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.

Luke Huggard

Luke Huggard, age 31 was last seen by hospital staff at Prince of Wales Hospital when he was referred to an appointment at Camperdown.  Luke did not arrive at this appointment. ...

Peter Roach

Missing Person Peter Roach was last seen on foot exiting the Rockhampton Hospital, walking on Canning Street around 3:40pm on the 21st of May 2023 and has not been seen or heard...

Missing Person Robert Pendergast

Robert PENDERGAST

Missing presumed murdered.

Robert Pendergast, then aged 31 years, was reported missing by his mother on 27 May 1999. She had last spoken with him on 6 February 1999 when he was...

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