Police Union Chief Pans ‘Woke Obsession’ in Indigenous Justice Reforms

The union head said he had visited all of Queensland’s Indigenous communities and elders would often complain that the criminal court system was too lenient.

Queensland Police set up at the Queensland and New South Wales border at Coolangatta on March 25, 2020 Chris Hyde/Getty Images

The head of the Queensland Police Union (QPU) has delivered a stinging rebuke of “inner city latte sippers” pushing initiatives that, he warns, will create a “free pass” for criminals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

Ian Leaver’s comments come just two weeks after Queensland registered the highest “No” vote against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum to change the Australian Constitution—68.5 percent of voters opposed the move.