Australasian police unite against drunken violence

olice chiefs from around Australia and New Zealand will come together today to launch a united stand against drunken violence.

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione and his fellow police commissioners will launch Operation Unite in Perth at 9am local time (1400 NZT).

Mr Scipione said police would be hitting the streets in force on December 11 and 12 in "the biggest combined police undertaking ever".

The operation will see thousands of extra police being deployed to major centres across Australia and NZ in a major crackdown on booze-fuelled crime.

Mr Scipione has turned to YouTube to warn the community that Australian and NZ police commissioners have "had enough" of alcohol-related crime and violence.

"Now for the first time police commissioners from every Australian state and territory and also NZ have come together," he said in his YouTube address.

"Across NSW, Australia and NZ we have declared two national days of action.

"Police will be cracking down on alcohol violence and crime, there will be overt and covert licensing operations, random breath testings, mounted police and dog squad police on patrol.

"At train stations and on trains police will be checking that law-abiding commuters are not being subject to drunken attacks and intimidation."

Mr Scipione said he was urging everyone to put some meaning into the phrase "personal responsibility".

- AAP