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Queensland promises child remand centre in Brisbane amid ‘Band-Aid solution’ criticism

Annastacia Palaszczuk says the 50-bed youth remand centre in Wacol is expected to open in 2024

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police: no disciplinary sanctions in vast majority of excessive force complaints

Annual report shows most allegations that warranted further action last year were dealt with by ‘local management resolution’

The Guardian - AU

WTF: The Qld Cops Who Were Recorded Making Vile Racist Remarks Were Allowed To Keep Their Jobs

Officers in Brisbane’s city watch house were recorded in 2019 and 2020 making vile racist and sexist comments, including discussing wanting to "bury" Aboriginal people.

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Queensland government urged to intervene after police staff in racist recordings go unpunished

Retired officers say a lack of accountability within the Queensland police service has allowed racism to fester

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Police officers let off over racist comments; catastrophic floods in Libya; Morocco quake death toll rises

Queensland police officers behind ‘sickening’ racist comments escape sanction; as many as 2,000 feared dead in Libyan city; the desperate wait for help in quake-hit parts of Morocco continues

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s like they’re impervious’: fury at let-off for Queensland police staff in racist recordings

Exclusive: Lack of punishment follows repeated promises by police commissioner Katarina Carroll to crack down on racism and misogyny within service

The Guardian - AU

Qld Police Will Be The First Cops Outside Of The US To Start Using This Absolutely Fucked Taser

Queensland Police officers shot more people last year than every other cop in the rest of Australia combined.

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Afternoon Update: Queensland police violence defended; US Navy likely knew Titan sub imploded; and cheating to satisfy sexual kinks

Police commissioner Katarina Carroll defends officer’s actions as a ‘very effective use of force’

The Guardian - AU

‘Very effective use of force’: Queensland police chief defends officer filmed punching crash driver

Footage appears to show driver being repeatedly punched through a car window before he was Tasered

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police's new youth crime documentary may show officers violating police manual rules, advocate says

In a new half-hour film designed to show the challenges of policing youth offenders, more than 20 shots of children appear in handcuffs. Critics say using this level of force is excessive.

ABC News

Man in custody after death of young mother in Queensland

Queensland Police have arrested a man following a police pursuit as part of a murder investigation into the death of a woman found stabbed in Caboolture.

The New Daily

Man accused of murdering woman in 'horrific' stabbing

Queensland Police have charged a man with domestic violence-related murder after a woman's stabbing death prompted a police pursuit on the Bruce Highway.

AAP

Police recruitment crisis putting officers and community 'at risk'

Australia is experiencing a shortage of police officers, with some states embarking on overseas recruitment drives and one state trying to sign people up at football games.

ABC News

Queensland police cleared to use banned ‘sleeper’ chokehold

Queensland police have been cleared to use a controversial and potentially deadly chokehold after being challenged by union officials.

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The Guardian - AU

Facebook blocks Rockhampton mob leader as Queensland MP prepares to meet with him

Indigenous community says the plan to meet with Torin O’Brien only legitimises his offensive views

ABC News

Queensland Police look to poach new recruits from interstate and overseas

In an effort to bolster Queensland's police numbers, a new recruitment drive will offer a "significant increase" in wages and help you pay off some of your HECS debt.

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ll end up with a death’: Queensland police commissioner puts vigilantes on notice

Katarina Carroll says mob of people who surrounded Rockhampton house on Sunday were acting on incorrect information

ABC News

Police warn against vigilante action in Rockhampton after anti-crime protesters march at alleged offenders' homes

Police and human rights advocates warn against vigilante behaviour after a group of residents marched on the homes of alleged offenders following an anti-crime rally in Rockhampton, on one occasion chasing a person down the street.

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Queensland Police announce new role for retired officers to 'bolster the frontline' but not in senior roles

The Queensland Police Service has announced it will allow retired officers to return to the front lines under a new relief pool — but an experienced detective says they are shutting out experienced officers.

AAP

Old is new as Qld police attempt to lure back retirees

Retired police officers will be able to return to the front lines in Queensland under a program designed to provide relief to the state's stretched service.

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New Queensland drug laws will keep thousands of people out of justice system, advocates say

The new laws mean police will issue a warning for first-time minor drug possession and offer a place in a diversionary program. It's hoped thousands of people will be kept out of jail as a result.

The Guardian - AU

Off-duty Queensland police officer filmed head-butting 14-year-old Indigenous boy

Youth involved in late-night altercation in Dalby says he feels he was targeted because of the colour of his skin

The New Daily

‘Tough going’: gruelling search for Qld woman’s body

The hunt for the body of retired teacher Lesley Trotter could take months, Queensland's police warn, as they prepare to sift through tonnes of landfill.

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'Tough going': gruelling search for Qld woman's body

The hunt for the body of retired teacher Lesley Trotter could take months, Queensland's police warn, as they prepare to sift through tonnes of landfill.

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Queensland police ban the use of chokeholds in arrests, last jurisdiction in Australia to do so

The ban comes after the death of two men in the last five years, who were subject to a chokehold during their arrests.

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