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Queensland's "confronting" history has been examined at the state's truth-telling and healing inquiry, with government representatives acknowledging past policies, practices and the hurt they have caused to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Directors-general of seven Queensland government departments and the state's police commissioner, Steve Gollschewski faced a truth-telling session on Tuesday in Brisbane.
It was notorious for the violence it inflicted against Indigenous people, and while Ms O'Connor said there is no way of knowing exact numbers, it is estimated the native police killed thousands of people. "Commanders of the native police deliberately sought to terrify and intimidate Indigenous people," she said.
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