Queensland police let off with a talking to after inquiry’s scathing report

As with officers who engaged in serious sexism or racism, the force's entire leadership have been told to do better in the future

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Throughout the inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence, the public learned about cases where officers who were found to have engaged in serious racism or sexism were let off with a local management resolution", which is basically a stern talking to and a demand to do better in future.

Those sorts cases dominated Guardian Australia's reporting during the hearings and since. There were officers found to have committed sexual assaults, and some staff were also recorded making racist comments, making references to beating and burying black people.

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