Premier David Crisafulli has hit back at experts who warned his flagship crime laws would make Queensland less safe and declared they were partly responsible for weakening them almost a decade ago.
Queensland has rated above only two other states for doing business, with several factors taking its shine off.
“Adult crime, adult time” laws have been slammed by human rights experts as a major step in the wrong direction that would wreak havoc on courts and prisons.
Pregnant Queenslanders can now be vaccinated against a potentially deadly respiratory virus for free under a $13.5m state government program, but there is still no decision on free flu jabs.
Inflation and cost blowouts have hit the once-revered parliamentary canteen, leaving politicians, staff and press gallery members scrounging for change. THIS IS GEORGE ST BEAT
The new state government has made a major concession around its flagship Making Queensland Safer Laws, which were introduced today.
The state government has torn up a landmark Path to Treaty process without consultation and instead informed the inquiry chair of the decision over email.
State parliament has erupted over the handling of disgraced Townsville mayor Troy Thompson, with the Opposition saying he could and should have been sacked, instead of having “a fully-funded holiday at taxpayers’ expense”.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie is relishing his new position, using an underarm question to attack Labor for re-electing a losing leadership team. PARLIAMENT BLOG
‘Adult crime, adult time’ laws will be introduced in parliament today and juveniles guilty of stealing cars risk being hit with a sentence ten times bigger than they currently face. FULL LIST OF SENTENCES
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