Petite female officers less protected than thousands of their colleagues should be issued new protective vests designed to resist knife attacks and firearms within months, Police Commissioner Steve ...

with the Queensland Police Union raising issues with the vest rollout with the police service for urgent attention. The Commissioner has requested a brief on when the vest rollout will be complete.

Life-saving personal-issue tourniquets for frontline police could be rolled out for about $2m, but the Queensland Police ...

An ABC analysis shows a number of people who were shot were allegedly armed with knives or guns during their interactions ...

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said officers without the vest were provided alternative protective body armour used by the QPS for years which complied with national safety standards.