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Queensland police banned from using 'sleeper' chokehold

A Queensland Police decision to ban a controversial chokehold often applied during difficult arrests has been challenged by union officials.

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Queensland police warned internally multiple times that discipline system was being run in ‘concerning’ way

Exclusive: legal concerns on way QPS handled discipline cases were raised more than two years before recent court of appeal ruling

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Queensland police won’t be given special powers to stop 26 sacked officers from being reinstated

Commissioner Katarina Carroll lacks ‘no confidence’ powers to dismiss staff, unlike her counterparts in other states

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Hundreds of Queensland police disciplinary actions could be revoked following court of appeals decision

Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has confirmed the cases will be reviewed, after the court of appeal determined the police service had been conducting disciplinary police proceedings in an "invalid way".

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Hundreds of penalties against Qld police may be invalid

Disciplinary actions against Queensland police officers are being reviewed after a court decision testing a technicality of internal processes.

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Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Katarina Carroll says domestic violence matters are among ‘significant’ number of affected cases

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Queensland police bungle could render hundreds of officer misconduct rulings invalid

Exclusive: court of appeal ruling into disciplinary procedures may mean sacked officers need to be reinstated or compensated

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Indigenous advisor quits after Qld police shooting

Professor Gracelyn Smallwood has resigned from a Queensland police advisory group in protest after a young Aboriginal man was shot and killed by officers.

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Cath Nielsen seeks investigation into police treatment after Brett Forte's shooting death

Cath Nielsen is calling for positive change to the Queensland Police Service six years after the shooting death of her police partner Brett Forte.

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Police probe continues after slain officer’s inquest

Major concerns with the police investigation into the death of Senior Constable Brett Forte are being taken seriously, Queensland's police commissioner says.

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Police probe continues after slain officer's inquest

Major concerns with the police investigation into the death of Senior Constable Brett Forte are being taken seriously, Queensland's police commissioner says.

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Wieambilla shooting victim Alan Dare was 'the big man who did the small things'

Alan Dare's family pay tribute to a generous and loving father and grandfather as they accept a bravery award on his behalf.

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Man accused of murder being extradited from India

Rajwinder Singh, who's suspected of the murder of a Queensland woman in 2018, is being extradited from India to Australia to face police questioning.

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Suspected beach murderer extradited to Australia to face court

The man accused of killing Queenslander Toyah Cordingley on a tropical beach was extradited from India overnight to face court in Australia.

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Queensland to recruit hundreds of foreign police

Up to 500 foreign nationals a year could be taken on by Queensland Police under an agreement between the state and federal governments.

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‘Life and death situation’: Queensland police minister’s claims on youth justice rebuked by experts

Mark Ryan criticised for saying government’s move to override Human Rights Act is for ‘the greater good’

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Extradition of Cordingley murder accused 'imminent'

Queensland authorities say the extradition of a man in India accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley four years ago in Queensland is close.

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Queensland hoping to attract 500 foreign police officers a year to boost recruitment

The Queensland Police Service has approval for 500 international recruits to join the service each year for five years.

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Teenager allegedly stabbed short distance from where Toowoomba crime forum was held

Police have arrested three teenagers after an 18-year-old man was allegedly stabbed a short distance from where a packed crime forum was held a day earlier.

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Toowoomba community tells of robberies, threats and fear to leave home as police commissioner acknowledges crime spike

Harrowing stories of Queensland pensioners being mugged at ATMs, youths roaming the streets with machetes and children being too scared to leave home have been aired at a town hall meeting.

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‘The system’s broken’: police fear vigilantism as Toowoomba residents vent their anger over youth crime

Locals share harrowing stories at sold-out Queensland forum, some admitting they had considered taking the law into their own hands

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More children in Queensland watch houses, but most for 'extraordinarily serious' offences, police commissioner says

In the past 12 months, 100 more children have been held in Queensland watch houses than the 12 months previous, Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says.

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Top cop apologises to LGBTIQ+ community

The Queensland Police Service has apologised and issued a statement of regret for historical mistreatment and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people.

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Neighbour killed in Queensland shooting Alan Dare farewelled at funeral, receive Queensland Police Service Medal

Alan Dare will receive a posthumous medal for bravery after he was gunned down in the deadly shootout on the Western Downs. Loved ones and police officers honoured the 58-year-old at a private funeral.

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'Our hearts go out' to officers' families

Thousands of people have gathered in Brisbane for the memorial service for Queensland police constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow who were shot dead.

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