Queensland Police First to Trial Safer US Tasers

This picture taken on August 30, 2018 shows Australian police Senior Constable Stephan Pursell watching traffic approaching from South Australia at the remote Queensland border outside Birdsville. - In this isolated, arid, ferrous-red-and-orange moonscape fringing the Simpson Desert, dust, pesky flies, feral camels, wild dogs and deadly snakes are your main companions. SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images

Powerful new tasers with a longer reach capable of being deployed multiple times are being trialled by Queensland police as the force faces intense scrutiny over the rise of officer–related shootings.

Four people have been shot dead by Queensland police this year after a man was gunned down during an attempted arrest north of Brisbane on Saturday.