Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)Herald-Sun: March 2011, 2011, page 37, comment by Steve Price, `Baillieu's guard plan is flawed'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/baillieus-rail-guard-plan-is-flawed/story-e6frfhqf-1226031023432
Herald-Sun: March 26, 2001, page 22, news item by Ashley Gardiner, `Rail plan a shambles'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/rail-plan-a-blasted-as-a-shambles/story-fn6bfm6w-1226028284631
Herald-Sun: March 25, 2011, page 36, editorial, `Armed and dangerous'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/editorials/transport-officers-armed-and-dangerous/story-e6frfhqo-1226027697828
Herald-Sun: March 25, 2011, page 2, news item (photo - ref to armed security guards) by Ashley Gardiner, `Overhaul call on guards with guns'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/overhaul-call-on-guards-with-guns-at-melbourne-train-stations/story-fn6bfmgc-1226027708358
Herald-Sun: April 14, 2011, page 26, comment by Ted Baillieu, `Forget myths, our PSOs will help reclaim the safety of stations'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/forget-myths-our-psos-will-help-reclaim-the-safety-of-stations/story-e6frfhqf-1226038757493
Herald-Sun: April 11, 2011, page 6, news item by Ashley Gardiner, `Fears mount on guard plan'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/fears-mount-on-guard-plan/story-fn7x8me2-1226036860801
The Age: April 11, 2011, page 1, news item by Ben Schneiders et al, `Metro orders rail cop review'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/metro-orders-rail-cop-review-20110410-1d9f9.html
The Age: April 10, page 16, editorial, `Clever politics is not always good policy'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/clever-politics-is-not-always-good-policy-20110409-1d8li.html
The Age: April 10, page 4, background / analysis (photo) by Cameron Houston, `Are rail guards getting above their station?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/are-rail-guards-getting-above-their-station-20110409-1d8ny.html
The Age: April 10, page 1, news item by Farrah Tomazin, `Arrest powers for guards'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/arrest-powers-for-guards-20110409-1d8po.html
The Age: April 9, 2011, page 22, editorial, `Armed guards won't make stations safer'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/armed-guards-wont-make-stations-safer-20110408-1d82a.html