Queensland Police Service (QPS) announced it will disband its specialist Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) operational support unit. The decision follows a 100-day review that suggested domestic violence work was not "core" police business. Officers from the DFV unit will be redeployed to local districts across the state. Frontline workers, speaking to Guardian Australia, described the unit as "invaluable" for information sharing and timely responses to DFV cases. They expressed concern that losing this "important resource" will increase risks for women, particularly in regional and remote areas. One frontline worker questioned, "Why would QPS reduce such an important DFV resource, in the current climate of community anger at escalating rates of DFV and resulting community harm?" The move comes after a 2022 inquiry uncovered issues of misogyny, sexism, and racism within the QPS that affected how officers handled domestic violence victims. The inquiry recommended reforms including a civilian-led police integrity unit, but some recommendations remain unimplemented. QPS said its review found process improvements had addressed many problems once needing centralised oversight. The review described the workload on family violence cases as large and proposed realigning the DFV command's resources to frontline areas to improve impact. The QPS calls this a "broader reform process" to create a more responsive police organization. Australian support services for domestic violence victims include Lifeline at 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service at 1800 737 732. More international helpline contacts are available at www.befrienders.org.