Thousands gathered at a memorial service this morning to honour the lives of fallen Queensland Police constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold who were killed in a deadly siege in rural Queensland last week.
More than 8,000 people, including family members, political leaders and members of the police service travelled from all over the country to attend the event.
Among them was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton and police commissioners from across Australia, who laid floral wreaths and paid their respects.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll posthumously awarded the constables medals, including the Queensland Police Valour Medal — the highest bravery award the Commission of the Queensland Police Service can award.
An impressive guard of honour formed outside the Brisbane Entertainment Centre after the service where a sea of officers in blue stood side by side in a procession spanning more than 1km, complete with horses, police dogs, boats, bag pipes, helicopters and a motorcade.
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