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âTheyâve failed meâ: Qld police accused of relying on rape myths
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âTheyâve failed meâ: Qld police accused of relying on rape myths
âYour demeanour and the way you were dressed and walked were not consistent with you being violently raped,â an officer is quoted as saying in documents obtained under Right to Information.
By Nicole Precel
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A mother whose sexual assault complaint was dropped by police discovered in official documents that an officer concluded she did not look like someone who had been violently raped.
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Leadfoot motorists and people who have racked up unpaid road tolls are the biggest culprits driving Brisbaneâs ballooning debts with the Queenslandâs State Penalties Enforcement Registry.
Brisbane Times can reveal the top 10 offences contributing to the stateâs mounting debt, broken down by region.
Queenslandâs SPER debt continues to rise, hitting $1.32 billion.
Credit:Ryan Osland
Speeding fines topped the list in Brisbaneâs inner-city, north, south and west, totalling $42 million in those areas alone.
However, unpaid toll road fines were the biggest category for people living in Brisbaneâs east, which includes Wynnum, Cleveland and Chandler, with 52,044 debts totalling $10 million.