Queensland's acting police commissioner has bluntly rejected criticism that child protection has suffered during the state's controversial crackdown on bikie gangs.
In what was described as a "smack-down" by the opposition, Acting Commissioner Ross Barnett came out strong in responding to a damning Labor government report into organised crime.
The report, released on Friday, found the previous Liberal National Party government put a disproportionate amount of resources into tackling bikie gang activity at the expense of other crimes, particularly child abuse.
"I think there is no reason for anyone to find criticism with the Queensland Police Service for our ongoing response in terms of child protection," Mr Barnett said on Monday.
"Resources dedicated to this highest priority area ... have actually increased."
Since Taskforce Maxima was formed under the Newman government to fight organised crime, the acting commissioner said 73 more officers had been dedicated to child protection.
"Having said that, in child protection there is never enough money and never enough police officers to investigate every single concerning piece of information that comes to our attention, but we prioritise as best we can," he said.
Mr Barnett had just discussed the report with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller and Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath as he defended the state's police.
Opposition police spokesman Jarrod Bleijie seized on his comments, saying they had embarrassed the premier and senior ministers and condemned what was in the "orchestrated and politically motivated" report.
"(They've been) left red-faced and embarrassed over a complete smack-down by the acting commissioner of police," he said.
Mr Bleijie also hit out at Ms Miller for remaining silent days after the report was handed down and added that the government's "attacks" on the police had to stop.
He said comments that crime had flourished over the past three years were wrong and claimed the "secretive report" was designed to cause chaos in the police service and eradicate the anti-bikie VLAD laws.
Ms Palaszczuk, who stressed the report was comprehensive, announced the Commission of Inquiry into Organised Crime had cost $3.2 million less than expected and that money would go towards helping police investigate child abuse cases.
"From the outset I congratulated the serving police officers ... for the extraordinary work that they do, but now that this report has been handed down we have to do more and my government is committed to doing more," she said.
The premier said the funding boost was the first step and her government would look closely at the other 43 recommendations made in the report.
This included looking at how other areas, including financial and drug crimes, could be better tackled.
