The Outback Cop

The Birdsville police posting is one of the most remote in Australia. It can be extremely lonely and incredibly busy at the same time. Nothing might happen for weeks or months, then problems come crawling out of the woodwork. There aren’t many who can handle the job for long—unless you’re Senior Constable Neale McShane, who has single-handedly taken care of this beat the size of the UK for the past 10 years. Recently retired from this "hardship posting," Neale now has a stock of stories and adventures from his life and colorful times living with his family in Birdsville. In recounting these…