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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland Indigenous truth-telling inquiry will be able to force police to give evidence

Queensland police badge
The Queensland government has confirmed it will ensure the police force can appear at Indigenous truth-telling hearings. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Queensland’s Indigenous truth-telling inquiry will have the power to force the state’s police commissioner to give evidence under legislative changes passed in parliament.

In March, the Queensland Human Rights Commission raised concerns that the police force had not been included in the government’s list of those who could be invited or compelled to attend the inquiry, despite the institution’s dark colonial history.

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