abc.net.au/news/qld-police-new-recruits/102322728The Queensland Police Service is trying to poach new recruits from interstate, offering to pay up part of the HECS debt of some university graduates who then go through the police academy, in a bid to bolster the thin blue line.
New recruits will also receive a "cost of living" allowance of $183 per fortnight on top of their current recruit wage during the almost eight-month training course. All accommodation costs at the state's two police academies will also be waived for new recruits, which the state government says will save them almost $200 per week. Police recruit application and pre-selection test fees will also be waived.
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