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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Queensland police union - What They Never Told You

Police burnt out juggling jobs in DV-hit state

One state's police respond to up to 180,000 domestic and family violence calls every year and need more support, with unions calling for change.

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Calls For Queensland Police Union Boss Who Claimed Treaty ‘Is A Crime Pass’ To Resign

The president of the Queensland Police Union Ian Leavers has been called to resign over his controversial opinion piece.

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Police union boss condemned for ‘ludicrous’ and ‘factually incorrect’ opinion piece on treaty in Queensland

Ian Leavers claims treaty would result in justice system favouring Indigenous people and says police fear ‘latte sippers have grabbed control’

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Queensland Police Union willing to challenge officer misconduct rulings after ‘unmitigated debacle’

Prospect of appeals causes disquiet among police, with one harassment victim fearing some union members ‘will now be supporting our abusers’

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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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Townsville Hospital to review care of army veteran Steven Angus, killed in police shooting

The Queensland Police Union had called for a review into the hospital's treatment of an army veteran who was discharged just one day before he was shot by police.

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Queensland Police Union plan to buy Wieambilla property where two officers were killed in ambush

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers says he doesn't want the property to "fall into the wrong hands" and is in talks to buy the site to repurpose it into a retreat.

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The Loop: Amber Heard and Johnny Depp settle defamation case, Queensland Police Union in talks to buy Wieambilla property — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Qld minister silent on shooter's gun run

Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan won't say if he was previously briefed about a man involved in the fatal shootings of two police and a neighbour last week.

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Six Dead in Shootout in Rural Australia

Six people died, including two police officers in their twenties, when a routine missing persons investigation turned into an hours-long siege at a remote Australian property, police said Tuesday. Four officers arrived at a tree-lined property near the small town of Wieambilla late Monday afternoon, AFP reported. "As soon as…

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Queensland police had 'no other option', union president Ian Leavers says after fatal Brisbane shooting

Nearby workers locked themselves in their offices after a man was shot dead by police in South Brisbane yesterday as the police union defends the officers involved, saying they had "no other option" but to draw their weapons.

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Qld premier backs cops as DV inquiry ends

The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.

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'You don't go from sitting in a pub to being shot dead by police in 10 minutes': Heartbroken family of Manchester-born man, 24, desperate for answers

Luke Gilbert allegedly lunged at officers with a pen knife - his family claim excessive force was used

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Union boss to face inquiry over Queensland police response to domestic violence

More than 250 additional submissions were made to inquiry after sensational evidence by the state’s commissioner

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Inquiry into Queensland police culture reopened for submissions as fallout over officers' sexist remarks continues

An inquiry into Queensland police culture reopens the period for submissions after sexist comments allegedly made by two senior police officers are revealed.

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Queensland police union calls for urgent funding and training in wake of domestic violence inquest findings

Sue and Lloyd Clarke echo the sentiments of Police Union president Ian Leavers, calling for the coroner's recommendation for domestic-violence-focused police stations to be acted upon as quickly as possible.

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'Hail of bullets' fired at police investigating stolen car in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane

One man is on the run and another is in hospital after a dramatic shootout in Toowoomba, where officers were allegedly sprayed with a "hail of bullets", the Queensland police union says.

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Hannah Clarke inquest hears police downgraded killer's assault charge days before petrol attack

Police downgraded a serious assault charge against Hannah Clarke’s estranged husband, and did not require him to attend the watch house and apply for bail, just days before he killed her and their three children, an inquest has been told.

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Police union reject Qld criminal age bill

The Queensland Police Union has rejected a Greens' bill to raise the criminal age from ten to 14, as others throw their support behind the proposal.

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