Will the LNP's Making Queensland Safer Bill fix the states youth crime crisis? It depends who you ask
"Adult crime, adult time" was the centrepiece of David Crisafulli's election campaign and he's wasted no time in bringing it ...
Victims, youth and First Nations organisations have their say on the government's Making Queensland Safer Bill
A Queensland youth organisation has described children leaving detention centres as a "sacrificial lamb", as public hearings ...
UN criticises Qld youth crime laws as LNP admits policies violate human rights
The arm of the United Nations tasked with monitoring the rights of children has spoken out against the LNP’s proposed youth ...
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Protests continue over LNP’s plan to scrap Queensland’s path to treaty
Queensland politics has welcomed a new era, with the state’s MPs sworn into parliament and a new speaker elected. But the LNP ...
UN slams Queensland laws as a 'flagrant disregard for children's rights'
The chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said Queensland's new laws breach international conventions ...
Experts weigh in on LNP ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ youth justice policy
The LNP’s tough new stance on youth crime has received mixed review from criminologists, with one warning it will only lead ...
How LNP new youth crime laws would have affected triple fatal
A 14-year-old boy facing between five and seven years in detention for causing a crash that claimed the lives of three women ...
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Making Queensland Safer Bill public hearing snubs Far North and Indigenous communities
The new state government will have missed an opportunity to “effectively” address youth crime by not directly consulting with ...
Queensland hydro project three years late and $4bn over budget
A mega pumped hydro station at the centre of Queensland’s planned transition away from coal-fired power could be downsized by ...
Questions over reform push as LNP opts for less independent body
A new Productivity Commission is set to focus on Queensland’s building sector. But the model chosen by the LNP has alarmed a ...
New LNP government announces $1.4bn maintenance guarantee for coal-fired power stations
More than $1bn of taxpayer money will be spent maintaining Queensland’s fleet of coal-fired power stations to ensure the ...
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Coalkeeper, Queensland style: LNP commits $1.4 bn, sets utility KPIs, to keep coal generators on line
New LNP government commits $1.4 billion to the uptake of state’s ageing coal fleet, and says power company executives will lose their bonuses if the generators are not reliable.