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Queensland’s corruption watchdog charges taxpayers $409,000 for consultancies on police investigating police

Crime and Corruption Commission chair Bruce Barbour confirms approval was given to probe recommendation from landmark inquiry into police responses to domestic violence

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police silent on fallout from court order to transfer three children from watch houses

Force refuses to answer questions about legality of detaining children in watch houses following supreme court ruling that three must be moved urgently to youth detention

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Domestic violence advocates outraged over potential for ‘watered-down’ Queensland police integrity unit

Expert says anything less than the ‘full implementation of an independent police integrity model’ will fail to prevent the continuation of misconduct

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Queensland corruption watchdog accused of undermining attempts to stamp out police investigating police

Exclusive: The CCC has advocated for an integrity model that would only investigate the most serious complaints against officers

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Police call for assistance after newborn baby taken from Queensland hospital

A search is under way to find a newborn baby taken from a Queensland hospital and believed to be at significant risk.

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Report Finds Queensland Won’t Close The Gap On First Nations Life Expectancy By 2031 Deadline

Activists say the findings are unacceptable but perhaps not surprising given the institutionalised racism in this country.

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Qld Police Threatened To Raid A Govt-Backed First Nations Rehab Camp To Arrest A 12 Y.O. Child

Queensland Police threatened to raid a First Nations rehab camp just to arrest a 12-year-old child, who it then targeted a year later.

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‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp

Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender

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Two-thirds of children charged with Queensland’s new breach of bail offences are Indigenous

Exclusive: Queensland police data shows six 11-year-old children have also been charged with the offence

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When and why Queensland Police Service officers are allowed to fire a gun

Police officers turn up to work every day to protect and serve society. But, how do they balance that goal with protecting their own lives?

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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.

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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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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.

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Former Greens councillor demands apology as Queensland police again drop charges

Jonathan Sriranganathan claims his being arrested at protests was ‘partly a result of racism’

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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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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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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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The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

Police confirm officers who shot dead Mareeba man were not wearing body cameras

Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler says the specialist police who fired the lethal shots "generally don't" wear body cameras, which are standard for first responder QPS officers.

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Two men from Bundaberg region charged after allegedly grooming a parent or carer to access a child for sex

A tip-off from a member of the public in February led to police identifying a man who was using an online platform to find children for sex.

ABC News

Anti-coal activist charged over alleged assault of Carmichael mine workers in Queensland

The Carmichael mine has been the subject of nation-wide protests by anti-coal activists. Now a man will face court for allegedly assaulting two of the company's workers.

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Police investigating alleged threats made against girls accused of assaulting 13-year-old

Queensland police warned people who attempt to take matters into their own hands could "face harm or in some cases could themselves face legal recourse dependent on their actions".

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Advocates oppose Queensland police power to treat children worse than adults over drug offences

Parliamentary inquiry hears concerns over power that would allow police to charge children with drug offences but would let adults off with a warning

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