The debate on mining company sponsorship of Queensland Police continues......
Photograph showing Queensland Police vehicles attending NSW Pilliga protest
against Santos CSG drilling: ABC News 7 April 2015
The fact
that the police refused to name the sponsors, indicates that the police
hierarchy know they have a vulnerability.
President
of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties Terry O'Gorman
Queensland
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart says he is standing by his decision not to
release the names of private companies who have sponsored the police service.
Mining
companies, banks, media organisations and security firms are among a raft of
sponsors behind almost $475,000 in donations to the Queensland Police Service
last financial year.
The donations
for this financial year are on track to reach the same level.
The ABC first
asked for a list of sponsors and the sponsorship amounts four months ago, after
environmentalists alleged it was a conflict of interest.
The QPS
executive has now provided two lists of donations and a brief description of
the programs, but the names have been withheld.
Speaking on
612 ABC Brisbane this afternoon, Commissioner Stewart said the sponsorship
arrangements were within the official policy and were a benefit to both the
community and the sponsors......
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The
Courier Mail
9 December 2014:
Santos said
there was nothing untoward in the sponsorship deal, in which the vehicles
attend public functions like caravan and camping shows.
A Santos GLNG
spokesman said the claims were ridiculous.
“This is just
one of our many investments that contribute to safety in regional Queensland,
which also include the CareFlight aeromedical evacuation service used by the
general community, the Rural Fire Service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and
road upgrade programs,’’ he said.
“We have been
supporting the Stay On Track Outback safe driving campaign since 2012.
ABC
News
8 December 2014:
Queensland
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said Santos was one of a string of sponsors for
the campaign, aimed at tourists with caravans on remote roads.
Mr Stewart
said Santos had contributed about $40,000 to the program.
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