Queensland residents face the prospect of being banned from smoking on unit balconies. But in the raft of changes under new strata laws now in effect in the state, unit dwellers will no longer be unreasonably banned from having pets at home. The state government’s legislation, which Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said was aimed at “improving … Read more
More young people are set to be locked up in Queensland after Premier Steven Miles vowed to remove the detention as a last resort principle from youth sentencing. Hurtling towards defeat at the October state election, Miles told caucus on Tuesday night he would adopt the same changes to the Youth Justice Act the LNP … Read more
The family of a man who was one of three killed in a fiery crash in Queensland say they’ve been denied “closure” as they wait for authorities to return his remains. While the state’s forensic DNA lab deals with a backlog of more than 41,000 cases, Daniel Stuart’s wife Betty remains “in limbo” over plans … Read more
Residents in Queensland’s north have been filmed making a citizen’s arrest, catching and pinning a would-be car thief to the ground. With the help of neighbours, Townsville residents Natalie and Zachary Bennett chased down the young man after he allegedly attempted to steal their car. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Would-be car thief caught by neighbours. … Read more
Plans for the Brisbane Olympics have been dismissed as “half-baked”, with the Queensland premier also slammed for blindsiding a 2032 Games infrastructure review. LNP senator Bridget McKenzie didn’t hold back outside an inquiry into Australia’s Olympic preparations, saying the Brisbane Games were heading in the wrong direction with “a lot of buck passing but no … Read more
Youth justice reforms will be the first order of business for the Liberal National Party if they win Queensland’s October election. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said the LNP would remove detention as a last resort from the state’s Youth Justice Act. “We’ve got a generation of repeat hardcore young offenders and they’re not being dealt … Read more
The Queensland government has denied speculation it was considering cancelling the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. Scrutiny over the city’s capacity or desire to host the global sporting events has intensified this week after Premier Steven Miles ignored a key recommendation of a Games infrastructure review. The review, led by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham … Read more
Enormous swings against Queensland Labor in two by-elections have highlighted Premier Steven Miles’s difficult challenge to retain power in October. The Miles government appears certain to have lost the safe seat of Ipswich West after an 18 per cent swing gave Ipswich Show Society president Darren Zanow and the Liberal National Party a 2.9 per … Read more
Queensland has become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to criminalise coercive control. The landmark legislation passed in state parliament on Wednesday, more than four years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke and her young children. Hannah, 33, and her children — Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey — were set on fire in their car … Read more
A Queensland man who took a voluntary assisted dying substance intended for someone else was found dead at home by his adult daughter, an inquest has heard. “I thought he was asleep in the chair. I put my arms around him. He was cold,” the woman said. The Coroner’s Court in Brisbane on Tuesday opened … Read more
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