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Powerpoint and politics: inside Queensland Labor’s shock decision to lock up children for breaching bail

Government claims a bipartisan approach to respond to community concerns, but experts warn of increased pressure on the buckling youth detention system

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2023

‘Life and death situation’: Queensland police minister’s claims on youth justice rebuked by experts

Mark Ryan criticised for saying government’s move to override Human Rights Act is for ‘the greater good’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

Queensland government's $10m engine-immobiliser plan to stop car theft 'not worth it', RACQ says

Plans to install thousands of engine immobilisers to prevent car theft in north Queensland have been dismissed by the RACQ as "worthless".

ABC News · Dec 29, 2022

Concerns for Qld children in crackdown

Queensland lawyers are concerned children are being locked up for crimes they didn't commit or low-level offences under the state's youth crime crackdown.

AAP · Nov 16, 2022

Queensland's youth justice review reveals children held in watch houses for longer, possibly pleading guilty to crimes they didn't commit

The long-awaited report into the first six months of the Palaszczuk government's youth justice changes reveals that in some of the state's watch houses, young people were held for longer in 2021 than 2019.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Queensland's youth justice system 'in crisis' amid human rights breaches, children's commissioner warns

Australia's youth justice system is in "a state of crisis" with more children being locked up in watch houses and detention centres, the National Children's Commissioner warns.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the state's first Holocaust museum will open in the Cathedral Precinct in Brisbane's CBD early next year.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Police and social workers team up to fight youth crime in Cairns

Youth justice worker Matt Egan and others team up with police on the beat, building relationships and trying to keep youngsters on the straight and narrow. Using distinctive designs on cars helps young people feel safe when they see the vehicle.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

Young people taking legal action against Queensland government after being held in watch houses

Children in Queensland are regularly being held in police watch houses, where serious adult offenders are kept after being arrested. Now, three young people who were held in watch houses are taking on the Queensland government in a legal case.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022