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Half of Australia’s law enforcement agencies have banned officers using encrypted messaging apps

Exclusive: After NSW ban on the likes of WhatsApp and Signal, federal counterparts permit a ‘limited number’ which they declined to reveal

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police officer accused of inappropriate behaviour by female colleagues now investigated for stalking

Female senior constable alleges male officer stalked and harassed her at remote police beat

The Guardian - AU

Pilot attended private party hours before crashing stolen helicopter into Australian hotel

The pilot had been celebrating at a “private send-off with colleagues hours before the crash,” employers said

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Screaming, freezing, struggling to breathe: confronting Queensland watch house footage exposes anguish of children locked in isolation cells

Exclusive: Cache of videos obtained by Guardian Australia and SBS’s The Feed lays bare distressing treatment of teenagers – many of them disabled – in police custody

The Guardian - AU

How Queensland’s youth crime crackdown is forcing vulnerable kids into ‘brutal’ detention system

Concerns grow over police arresting children – some as young as 11 – accused of low-level crimes or bail breaches

The Guardian - AU

Couldn’t ‘help myself’: Queensland police officer shares sexist post weeks after ‘formal guidance’ over social media use

Queensland police service says the incident is being assessed by the ethical standards command

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police service sacks First Nations advisory group after members refuse to sign gag clause

QPS said the body, comprising elders and community leaders, ‘was not meeting the purpose and original intent of the group’

The Guardian - AU

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Queensland police officers face fallout after engaging with offensive social media posts

Exclusive: Acting inspector removed from role after ethical standards command investigation into high-ranking officers’ social media use

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s new top cop Steve Gollschewski ‘not yet decided’ on independent police integrity unit as May deadline looms

Police commissioner casts doubt over future of body designed to end practice of police investigating police

The Guardian - AU

Alleged teen stabber charged with terrorism

The alleged perpetrator of a Sydney stabbing has been charged with a terrorist offence, states and territories back Albo’s vape ban, and the WA Supreme Court is looking at barring any public housing evictions that make kids homeless.

Crikey

High-ranking Queensland police officers under scrutiny over offensive social media activity

Exclusive: Ethical standards command launches internal review as Guardian Australia unearths Facebook posts dating back years

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police employee accused of selling domestic violence victim’s personal information to ex-partner

Woman suspended from road policing command and charged with one count of stalking and four counts of computer hacking

The Guardian - AU

Acting police commissioner says he's not a caretaker

Steve Gollschewski is set to become Queensland Police's acting commissioner but wants the job fulltime, saying he won't be a caretaker in the interim role.

AAP

Queensland police launch internal investigation after officers fatally shoot man during ‘mental health incident’

Man declared dead at the scene in Mount Louisa on Sunday, with Ethical Standards Command to investigate the death

The Guardian - AU

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Former police deputy commissioner known for ‘vagina whisperer’ comment running for Cairns mayor

Paul Taylor apologised for comment before resigning in 2022, as former officers and locals express mixed views on his political campaign

Crikey

‘World’s most controversial company’ Clearview AI still being used to solve Australian police cases

A Crikey investigation reveals that the Australian Federal Police has provided case materials that were then analysed using Clearview AI’s technology that the agency can’t use.

The Guardian - AU

Cairns watch house worker sounds alarm over ‘massive deterioration’ in children’s physical and mental health

Exclusive: anonymised notes reveal concerns about injuries, self-harm, security incidents and sickness in overcrowded cells

The Guardian - AU

Psychologist treating children in Cairns watch house warns of ‘horrendous’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions

Exclusive: Government is failing to meet basic needs of youth in Queensland lockup, putting staff at ‘risk of harm’, psychologist alleges

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland police integrity unit ‘unlikely’ to be established by recommended deadline

Exclusive: timeline for creation of body to end practice of police investigating police in doubt as state government mulls options

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police spruik more inclusion and diversity – but new intake tells a different story

Exclusive: less than a quarter of recent recruits are women, with First Nations people and those from diverse backgrounds also underrepresented

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Six Teens Including A 12 Y.O. Were Hospitalised After A ‘Hectic’ House Party In South Brisbane

Almost 400 teens were reportedly in attendance at the "end-of-school-year party".

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Police Union willing to challenge officer misconduct rulings after ‘unmitigated debacle’

Prospect of appeals causes disquiet among police, with one harassment victim fearing some union members ‘will now be supporting our abusers’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police: no disciplinary sanctions in vast majority of excessive force complaints

Annual report shows most allegations that warranted further action last year were dealt with by ‘local management resolution’

AAP

Qld Police admin officer hacked records 'for vanity'

A woman who altered records in the Queensland Police's computer system while an admin officer has been given a suspended jail sentence after an appeal.

The Guardian - AU

Police officer’s Bali holiday selfie with Ben Roberts-Smith and Zachary Rolfe leads to questions from Queensland force

Exclusive: Queensland police say ‘inquiries will be made’ in response to questions about whether post complies with force’s social media guidelines

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