A coroner found two men died in Bondi as a result of “foul play”,and a third possibly died in the same way. A secret police strike force reversed those findings.
An internal police review rated the chance of solving Scott Johnson’s case as zero,an inquiry into suspected gay-hate crimes has heard.
The body of John Hughes was found in his Sydney apartment in 1989,in a scene police described at the time as “particularly brutal”,an inquiry heard.
The famous route of Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade has been given heritage protection ahead of its 45th anniversary and Sydney WorldPride.
The US is experiencing a growth in anti-LGBTQ extremism fuelled in part by right-wing commentators and politicians riling up their bases.
Police told the LGBTIQ hate crimes inquiry on Tuesday that “every effort has been and will be made” to comply with requests for information or assistance.
An inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has heard a bias crime unit within NSW Police had a “minimal” role in reviewing suspected gay-hate deaths.
NSW Police sought academics to scrutinise their work reviewing 88 deaths suspected to be gay-hate crimes,but warned that some may not be independent.
A NSW Police strike force concluded other causes of death were as,or more,likely than murder even after a coroner found otherwise,the LGBTIQ hate crimes inquiry heard.
For too long,many in the force had been sceptical about the extent of gay hate murders. Now,the NSW Police Force must be diligent in its duty to assist in the pursuit of truth and,wherever possible,justice.
Given their miserable record in protecting the LGBTIQ community in the past,NSW Police should welcome anything which helps them improve their performance.