
Initiatives / Campaigns

End knife violence
Let’s work together to end knife violenceThe Queensland Government has introduced new knife laws, banning the sale of knives to minors and requiring retailers to securely store contro

QPS Diversity and Inclusion Review
The Queensland Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is working with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to review practices and procedures and recommend changes to improve the recruitment and…
News
Fatal traffic crash, Glenorchy
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Glenorchy (Wide Bay Burnett) on Friday, March 28. At approximately 4pm, a white Isuzu D-Max travelling north on the Bruce Highway has collided with a grey Toyota Hilux travelling south near Six Mile Road. The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota Hilux, a […]
Search suspended for missing QPS officer
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) have released a photo of Ipswich Patrol Inspector Jay Notaro, as search efforts in New South Wales to locate him were formally suspended this afternoon, March 28. A three-day long air and land search in the Broken Head, Cape Byron and Ballina areas have been unsuccessful in locating 45-year-old Inspector […]
QPS Inspector prepares to take part in 193km relay challenge across the US
The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay is back for another year, bringing together emergency services personnel from across the globe to compete in the 120mile (approx. 193km) race from Baker, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, 65 Queensland Police Service (QPS) personnel are heading to the United States to take part in the […]

The QPS acknowledges the First Nations – Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as the Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia, and their connection to country and community. We pay our respect to all Traditional Owners, and to their Elders past, present and emerging. We pay our respects to the First Nations’ ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations by these ancestors — our First Nations people — gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous