The Queensland police service has lodged an appeal after the federal court found officers had been racist in the aftermath of a death in custody on Palm Island in 2004. The Queensland attorney general, Yvette D’Ath, confirmed on Thursday she had instructed the director of public prosecutions to lodge an appeal on behalf of the QPS. 'You're my warrior': Lex Wotton and the fight for justice after the Palm Island riots Read moreWotton brought a class action on behalf of Palm Island community members for the pain they endured in early morning raids by officers in November 2004. On Thursday the police commissioner, Ian Stewart, said he was grateful the appeal had been lodged with the federal court. Stewart said the exact grounds for the appeal would become known once the matter came before the court.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2017 03:51 UTC