 As Queensland's Police Commissioner, I want to assure the Muslim community that you are integral to what makes Queensland a great state, a multicultural society living together in harmony. The Muslim community continues to be as important to the Queensland Police as every other community that we serve. I recognise that recent events locally and internationally have had a significant impact on the community. Sadly from time to time there will be incidents that will test our usually harmonious relationship. The Queensland Police Service is committed to stopping crime, making the community safer and working with our community. Recent operations have resulted in arrests on terrorism-related charges. Targeting this type of criminal activity is a high priority for your police. Equally, we will not tolerate persecution of individuals or groups based on religious beliefs or ethnicity. Queensland Police have also recently arrested a number of people for appalling incidents in which members of the local Muslim community have been targeted. I recognise these incidents create fear within the community, something which we are determined to address. We are all Queenslanders and Australians and we do not tolerate this behaviour. It is important any such incidents are reported to police so we can take immediate action. In a life-threatening situation, please call 000 and ask for police. If it is not urgent, call our police link You can also report crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers on National Security Matters should be reported to the hotline on Over recent weeks, I, along with many of my colleagues, have visited a number of mosques and met with Muslim community leaders. Through our Police Liaison Officers and Cultural Support Unit, we remain committed to building strong relationships with all communities in Queensland. It is important we continue to work together to make this community safer.