Growing civil unrest, exacerbated by COVID-related restrictions and lockdowns, has seen assaults against police rise and made their jobs more dangerous.
Plans have been made for the AI-based program to begin trials before the year ends. But it raises serious questions about the role of police in preventing domestic violence.
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was Queensland’s longest-serving premier, but an inquiry into corruption brought his hopes of becoming the next prime minister of Australia to a sudden end.