Queensland police ‘failure of leadership’ has allowed sexism, racism and fear to take hold, inquiry finds

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk backs the beleaguered police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, to keep her job and implement reforms

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A failure of leadership" has allowed a culture of sexism, racism, fear and silence to take hold unchecked within the Queensland police service (QPS), a scathing inquiry report has found.

On Monday the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, backed the beleaguered police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, to keep her job and oversee the implementation of 78 recommendations of the inquiry into QPS's responses to domestic violence.

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