Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says

Scott McDougall calls for independent scrutiny of police after recordings reveal racist and violent language at Brisbane watch house

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Queensland's human rights commissioner, Scott McDougall, says clear" and pervasive" cultural problems are plaguing the state's police force after leaked audio revealed violent and racist conversations by Queensland police staff.

Police service officers at the Brisbane city police watch house can be heard using racist slurs and offensive language while working in the holding cells, referring to Nigerians as jigaboos", and raising fears that Australia will be fucking taken over" in a series of leaked tapes published by the Guardian Australia on Sunday.

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