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State will fight for harsher sentences in two cases

Tough new youth crime laws would have meant harsher sentences in two cases the state is seeking to appeal.

AAP · Jan 6, 2025

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

A controversial "adult crime, adult time" election pledge has become law after tough youth justice legislation was passed in Queensland parliament.

AAP · Dec 12, 2024

'Adult time, adult crime' endorsed by state committee

A committee has ruled a state government's crime laws should be passed, paving the way for young offenders to face life sentences on serious crimes.

AAP · Dec 6, 2024

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

A city reeling from crime backs controversial youth justice laws, saying juvenile offences have contributed to business closures and tarnished its reputation.

AAP · Dec 3, 2024

'Cruel, inhuman': justice laws to violate human rights

New youth justice laws will likely increase the number of children in detention and put pressure on packed facilities, a state government admits.

AAP · Nov 29, 2024

Queensland’s veteran human rights warrior on ‘miscarriages of justice’ past and present

Retiring criminal lawyer Terry O’Gorman, who famously took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen, is withering about David Crisafulli’s new law and order crackdown

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

Laws to end path to treaty fast-tracked in shock move

The Queensland government has been accused of pushing through laws ending the path to treaty and truth-telling without consultation, sparking outrage.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Request to release premier's business documents denied

Documents relating to claims a company was trading insolvent while a man who went on to become a state premier was at the helm will not be released.

AAP · Nov 26, 2024

Historic day as MPs sworn into fresh parliament

It was a bittersweet day for Labor MPs sitting on the opposite side of the chamber as the Liberal National Party takes power for the first time in nine years.

AAP · Nov 25, 2024