The government convened a panel of people with lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence to identify gaps in the system and guide reforms. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP View image in fullscreen The government convened a panel of people with lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence to identify gaps in the system and guide reforms. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP The Queensland government promised to put victims first. Instead it buried a report from domestic violence survivors Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government has buried the findings of its own working group of domestic violence victim-survivors, after their report was heavily critical of police responses and called for a “civilian review mechanism” to escalate complaints about police. The Liberal National government has repeatedly said it would “put victims at the heart” of the state’s justice policies. In early 2025, the government convened a panel of people with lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence to identify gaps in the system and guide reforms. A statement announcing the working group , released by the domestic and family violence prevention minister, Amanda Camm, criticised the former Labor government and said it had “failed to implement recommendations” related to the issue. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email The working group concluded its work in December, but a summary report including its recommendations has never been publicly released. Camm’s office refused a Guardian request to release the report this week. Guardian Australia has seen a copy of the summary report, which noted it was “developed for broader distribution” and to address any concerns related to victim-survivor confidentiality. Panel members say they cannot speak publicly about the process. One source said on condition of anonymity: “You can say all that you want about being tough on crime and putting victims first, but if it doesn’t come with CCTV footage for the news, then it’s clearly not a government priority.”. Two women and two girls dead in four days. Australian experts yet again call for action Read more Sources familiar with the process believe the government’s reluctance to release the report and its findings relates to the document’s prominent and strong criticisms of police, including calls for independent oversight. Since the LNP came to office, the Queensland Police Service has scrapped its specialist domestic and family violence command , and released a reform plan that said domestic and family violence case management was not “core business” . Police have been given additional powers to issue “on the spot” directions that have seriously concerned women’s advocates. At the same time, the recommendations from several reports that have raised concern about police responses to d