The cautionary tale of Beck O’Connor … and a government accused of using ‘threatening’ tactics to silence critics

Summary

When Queensland’s first independent victims’ commissioner spoke out, the LNP’s next move was calculated and brutal. Community groups now fear retribution – and funding cuts Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s first independent victims’ commissioner, Beck O’Connor, found herself in the crosshairs of a new Liberal National party government that had staked its future on a promise to serve the interests of victims of crime. In the government’s first nine months, O’Connor made a few mild and reasoned criticisms of its hardline crime plans. On the signature…

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