The Latest Breaking News from Steve Gollschewski

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 · Feb 23, 2024

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Veteran Queensland Police officer Steve Gollschewski has been named acting commissioner, ahead of Commissioner Katarina Carroll's departure next week.

AAP · Feb 22, 2024

Second academic quits Queensland police First Nations advisory panel, saying force doesn’t want to change

Exclusive: Marlene Longbottom says police are ‘comfortable with the status quo’ and unwilling to confront real problems in the ranks

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023

Cracks emerge in ‘blue wall’ as Queensland’s first female police commissioner faces torrid test

Katarina Carroll’s testimony to domestic violence inquiry has provoked a visceral reaction within the force

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Youth crime increases post-COVID in south-east Queensland, police statistics reveal

Juvenile crime is making a worrying return in Queensland, with police saying a small group of offenders is responsible for nearly half the crime occurring.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

Relief payments open to flood-affected Qld

Disaster relief payments are available to flood-affected Queensland residents, while people are warned not to get complacent as the heavy rain eases.

AAP · May 13, 2022

Hundreds escape flood waters in Queensland as state lashed by severe thunderstorms

More than 700 roads cut or affected by floods with intense rainfall set to continue in region between Caboolture and Gladstone

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 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