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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard

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

New South Wales Police badges on sleeves
NSW police force has ‘completely overhauled’ their community engagement, training and operating procedures for missing persons cases, an inquiry has heard. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

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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