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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Queensland police allowed sexist and racist attitudes to flourish – advocates are worried about its $100m ‘reward’

Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll and police minister Mark Ryan speak to media during a press conference
Commissioner Katarina Carroll and police minister Mark Ryan speak about officer numbers following the inquiry into domestic and family violence. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Doreen Langham sought help from 16 separate Queensland police officers before she was murdered.

An inquest into Langham’s death found that had just one of them looked into her ex-partner’s criminal history interstate “they would have realised she was at great risk”.

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