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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Queensland corruption watchdog records 25% increase in complaints against police

QLD police officers.
A parliamentary committee has heard 1,426 complaints against Queensland police have been reported to the Crime and Corruption Commission so far this year. Photograph: Tim Starkey/Getty Images

Complaints against Queensland police have increased by 25% so far this year, the state’s Crime and Corruption Commission told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

The CCC’s acting chair, Bruce Barbour, said the increase, which resulted in 1,426 complaints in total, was linked to “positive action” taken to review the handling of domestic violence investigations and the “failure of police staff to comply with the commissioner’s direction regarding Covid-19 vaccine and workplace health and safety”.

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