QPS review highlights ‘critical juncture’ for force to address ‘mission creep’ and officer burn out

11th September 2025Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

The recently published Queensland Police Service (QPS) Commissioner’s 100-day review has highlighted a force facing “significant mission creep” as officers perform roles outside their core remit, leaving many suffering from fatigue and burnout; the review also puts forward 65 recommendations providing a “fundamental opportunity” for QPS to reaffirm its core purpose and build a “resilient, responsive, and community-focused policing organisation”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

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QPS review highlights ‘critical juncture’ for force to address ‘mission creep’ and officer burn out

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