Claims against Qld cop 'unsubstantiated' The suspension of Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd has been revoked after a probe couldn't substantiate claims he failed his duty. AAP · May 12, 2022
Queensland police union drops fierce opposition to domestic violence inquiry Union boss says his view of inquiry into police ‘cultural issues’ changed after Hannah Clarke inquest The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2022
DV inquiry to probe Qld police culture The Queensland government has appointed the president of its children's court to head an inquiry into the police response to domestic violence incidents. AAP · May 10, 2022
Hannah Clarke's parents welcome Queensland inquiry into police practices in domestic violence cases The four-month commission of inquiry of police practices is part of a raft of recommendations adopted from a domestic violence taskforce report. ABC News · May 10, 2022
Drink spiking an 'enabler to other offences' and difficult to investigate, Queensland police say, as true number of incidents unknown A Queensland nightclub this week revealed it was using plastic drink lids after fears that the prevalence of drink spiking was on the rise, but a lack of verifiable data has dogged authorities for decades with Queensland police saying they do not keep statistics. ABC News · Apr 28, 2022
Fuhrer furore: Queensland police Canva-fail sees Adolf Hitler feature in training module An image of the Nazi dictator was ‘unintentionally used’ in training material for police officers about coercive control The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2022
Family of Brisbane cyclist killed at crossing warn intersection must change Karin and Robert McDowell have received 220 accounts of near misses at Woolloongabba intersection where son Max died The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022
Former Queensland coroner condemns police inaction on paedophilia admission in sworn evidence Retired coroner John Hutton and his former counsel assisting Peter De Waard speak out to condemn police "failure" to act against a man who admitted to child sex offences in sworn testimony delivered during an inquest. ABC News · Feb 19, 2022
Queensland police assistant commissioner Brian Codd suspended for alleged 'failure of duty' Queensland police's most senior office on domestic violence matters, Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd, is suspended from duty over allegations he failed to report a family-related matter. ABC News · Feb 11, 2022
Report raises doubt about cause of bushfire that razed Binna Burra Lodge An internal Queensland Fire and Emergency Services report into a Gold Coast bushfire that destroyed the Binna Burra lodge casts doubt over original claims it was started by a cigarette. ABC News · Feb 3, 2022