Centrelink was aware Rhys Cauzzo had a history of mental ill-health but the 28-year-old was still hounded for months by the department and debt collectors to repay $17,000 they illegally claimed he owed.

The Palaszczuk government’s 10-point youth justice plan has been dismissed as a political stunt that will do little to address the core issues – and so today every daily newspaper in Queensland joins forces to demand that more is done.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been forced into a major backflip on the state’s youth justice strategy and will reintroduce breach of bail as an offence for juveniles as the government prepares to unveil a more than $330 million package to address the crisis.

And the heartbroken colleagues of two workers killed in a mine collapse in northwest Queensland last week have launched a GoFundMe following the “unthinkable” loss.

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