Racism and sexual assault behind the closed doors of Queensland police

The inquiry into the Queensland police service’s responses to domestic and family violence has unearthed dozens of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and racism in the workplace by current and former officers – with the alleged perpetrators often evading consequences. Queensland’s police commissioner told the inquiry last week she agrees their internal complaints system is ‘broken’ and apologised to the victims. Queensland correspondent Ben Smee examines what this outpouring of stories says about the culture inside the force, and how police accountability in the state has eroded over decades