NSW police reject suggestion ‘racism is rife’ in force and say ‘lessons learned’ after Bowraville murders

Police act with respect' to victims and people in custody, federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children hears

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A senior NSW police officer has rejected suggestions racism is rife" within its ranks and has told a federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children that lessons have been learned after the Bowraville murders.

The parliamentary inquiry has held hearings around the country, hearing from experts, government and police agencies, and families of those murdered and disappeared.

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