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Qld to make breaching bail a crime in youth crackdown

The Queensland government will make it a criminal offence for a child to breach a bail condition after a number of high-profile crimes involving youths.

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Queensland Labor backflips to make breach of bail an offence for children

With youth prisons full, there are fears the new laws will lead to an ‘explosion’ of children in adult watch houses

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Breach of bail to return for young Queensland offenders

Queensland's government has pledged to restore breach of bail as a standalone offence despite cabinet ministers previously rejecting the measure as ineffective.

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Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced as offence for young offenders

The Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced as an offence for young offenders despite her government removing it in 2015 and heavily criticising the LNP for adopting it as a policy.

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East Brisbane State School community angry its to move for Gabba redevelopment ahead of Brisbane Olympics

Parents have voiced frustration at an announcement confirming the heritage-listed East Brisbane State School will close to allow for the redevelopment of the Gabba stadium ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

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Queensland opposition reveals plans to tackle youth crime, says detention should not be last resort

Queensland's opposition has called for the removal of the presumption of detention as a last resort for young offenders, in the first of its youth crime policy proposals ahead of next year's state election.

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Wayne was 13 when he was locked up in Queensland — he says it made him a better criminal

After a life of crime, Wayne Shaw hopes telling his story will urge politicians not to impose planned tougher sentences on young offenders.

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Qld government cops criticism over Gabba blow-out

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed $2.7 billion has been set aside for the Gabba stadium rebuild - more than double the amount estimated in 2021.

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Landmark joint funding deal inked for 2032 Olympics

A landmark $7 billion deal between the federal and Queensland governments will has been reached for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

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Toowoomba community tells of robberies, threats and fear to leave home as police commissioner acknowledges crime spike

Harrowing stories of Queensland pensioners being mugged at ATMs, youths roaming the streets with machetes and children being too scared to leave home have been aired at a town hall meeting.

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Queensland to progress on ‘historic’ Indigenous treaty while pledging new crackdown on youth crime

Annastacia Palaszczuk says bill to create truth telling and healing inquiry will be introduced next week

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Treaty vision includes new truth and healing inquiry

Queensland will set up a First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry under legislation to be introduced next week.

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‘Disgraceful and gutless’: Queensland deputy premier pilloried for attack on judiciary

Steven Miles said a magistrate’s decision to release children locked in Townsville watch house was ‘a media stunt’

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Downer frontrunner to produce Queensland's next generation trains from Torbanlea site

A regional Queensland town is preparing for a new era of manufacturing and a jobs boom as Downer is announced as the preferred supplier to build and deliver 65 next generation trains.

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Advocates say children are being held in adult watch houses in Queensland for weeks at a time

Advocates and lawyers say Queensland's youth justice system is at crisis point, with some juveniles reportedly held in adult watch houses for weeks at a time.

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Downer EDI chosen to make 65 trains in regional Qld

Downer EDI is the preferred supplier of 65 new Queensland trains at a new hub in the city of Maryborough with a contract to be signed next month.

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Queensland’s draconian approach to youth justice sets kids up to fail

Tightened bail laws have led to a spike in children being imprisoned – the long-term damage caused by short-term, vote-chasing politics

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Police ministers to work on national gun register

National cabinet has agreed to the need for an increase in information sharing about guns across states and territories after a fatal Queensland shootout.

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Queensland government considers giving affected GP clinics more time to make arrangements for payroll tax

The Queensland Treasurer is in discussions with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about a plan to pause the implementation of payroll tax assessments on some GP clinics in a bid to curb increasing doctor fees.

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Gun import tariffs suggested as Queensland pushes for firearms registry at national cabinet

Federal police union says new register could be funded through criminal seizures or new weapon tax

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Qld to deploy hundreds of junior doctors

More than 800 junior doctors will be deployed in health facilities across Queensland as part of an increase in frontline health workers.

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World's best actors to grace Gold Coast as Queensland locks in AACTAs awards

The awards will draw Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett to the Gold Coast's red carpet.

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Qld govt keen on Copperstring takeover

The Queensland government has indicated it will take over a 1000-kilometre high voltage electricity transmission network in the northwest of the state.

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Queensland tops nation for child detention and youth repeat offenders, Productivity Commission data reveals

More than half of the Queensland children released from supervision in 2019-20 offended again within 12 months, according to figures just published by the Productivity Commission.

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Qld youth reoffending rate worst in nation

New data on recidivism rates among young people comes as the Queensland government works to implement a plan it says will drive down youth crime.

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