Queensland police put sexual assault investigations on backburner, report finds
Australian Institute of Criminology review of 19,000 cases finds only 36% were considered solved; accounts describe victims being told to settle down or do their own swabs
A major report by the Australian Institute of Criminology has found that Queensland police put sexual assault investigations on the backburner because detectives were overworked and under pressure to prioritise cases linked to political issues such as youth crime.