The news

Queensland police voted to accept a new pay deal in a tight ballot amid officer unrest stemming from the in-principle agreement struck between the union and Crisafulli government in July.

Preliminary results from the ballot finalised on Thursday, seen by this masthead, show 51.6 per cent of votes were cast to accept the deal, with 48.4 per cent opposed.

The Queensland Police Union was expected to provide a public update on the outcome of the vote on Thursday afternoon.

Why it matters

Union president Shane Prior was forced to stare down questions about his leadership and criticisms the deal did not deliver enough for members in the days after revealing the in-principle deal.

This was said to net officers $163 million above the state wages policy of a 3 per cent pay rise thi

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