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    Chief Superintendent Brian Swan later confirmed that the call was made, saying the incident was being treated as deaths 'in relation to a police operation'. "Inquiries indicate that on the night before the fire there was a phone call made to police. Police did attend the unit at least a couple of hours before the fire," he said at the time. Deputy Coroner Jane Bentley is probing the adequacy of the police response to Ms Langham's Triple 0 call the night before the fire.       She is also examining the adequacy of the police response to Ms Langham's complaints about...

17:32 EDT, 5 May 2021 Kelly Wilkinson and Brian Johnston on their wedding day. He had been arrested earlier in April An investigation into the death of a young mother's death has been launched, while the coroner will probe police's actions in the lead up to her alleged murder. Kelly Wilkinson's badly burnt body was found on April 20 in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast, after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. Her estranged husband Brian Earl Johnston, 35, was found two blocks away on a front lawn in a 'semiconscious state' and was later c...

Guardian Australia has spoken to three separate researchers who say their attempts to undertake academic studies related to the policing of domestic violence were refused in a manner that implied police practices were already adequate and that research was not needed. Police and the Queensland government have also resisted calls by the Women’s Legal Service Queensland for a comprehensive audit of underlying officer attitudes. While police concede there have been systemic failures to protect women, they say publicly that problematic officers and their poor responses are outliers. It’s said...

Women’s advocates say knowing there are people accused of domestic violence among police ranks contributes to a reluctance for women to seek assistance. The Queensland police service’s response to revelations about officers accused of domestic violence working on the frontline has previously been to argue that while “no domestic and family violence is acceptable”, the number is statistically very small among about 12,000 frontline officers. The police service said last year that “we recognise that our people are part of the community” and, by extension, that dome...

Last modified on Mon 3 May 2021 16.53 EDT Good morning. The government’s India travel ban is facing a significant backlash, including within the Coalition’s ranks, as India’s coronavirus outbreak continues to see record numbers of infections, and health services remain unable to cope with shortages of vaccines and oxygen. the “extreme” and “heavy-handed” decision to criminalise returning to Australia from Covid-ravaged India. The Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said: “I am concerned about this decision and most especially regarding the precedent it sets for makin...