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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland government urged to intervene after police staff in racist recordings go unpunished

Close-up shot of a Queensland police badge
It is ‘shameful’ racist recordings revealed by Guardian Australia had not resulted in dismissal for four Queensland police staff, an advocate says. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Former Queensland police say a lack of accountability within the service has allowed racism to fester after revelations that officers who joked about “beating and burying black people” have not been punished.

On Tuesday there were calls for the state government to intervene in the case, as well as stamp out the process of police investigating police, after Guardian Australia revealed four officers recorded making racist comments had escaped sanction.

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