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<strong>Analysis</strong>: Despite calls for an inquiry into Queensland police culture, some still say training alone will fix the issue

Exclusive: Former head of state’s domestic violence unit says ‘it’s 2022 and women are still dying horrifically’, amid calls for royal commission

Last modified on Sat 8 May 2021 20.01 EDT Six months before she was murdered, Noelene Beutel was beaten within an inch of her life; beaten so badly she ended up in hospital, her teeth cracked and her face covered in bruises. Two Queensland police officers came to the hospital to take a statement, but Noelene wouldn’t speak to them. She was antagonistic – a response borne of fear and distress. At the same time her attacker was at home, looking after their infant daughter. So the police...