Content warning: the following contains reference to domestic and family violence which may be distressing for some.
Queensland will roll-out GPS trackers on high-risk domestic violence offenders later this year, going against report recommendations from a trial showing trackers don’t work.
The Queensland government ran a trial of GPS trackers for high-risk perpetrators of domestic and family violence in 2019. The trial was recommended by the ‘Not Now Not Ever’ report.
A report into the trial concluded it was a failure.
Image: Image: CC0-1.0-DEED
Produced By: Netta Finney Mejía
Featured In Story: Karina Hogan – Aboriginal/South Sea Islander Woman, DFV Advocate, Kate Smith – Founding Director, Broken to Brilliant, Nadia Bromley – CEO, Women’s Legal Service Queensland, and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 17 April 2025