QUESTION TIME: Child safety questions raised after Wacol sex offender's alleged assault

The Opposition is demanding to know how new laws will keep children safe after a dangerous sexual offender gained access to a teenage girl and allegedly sexually abused her.  

• Sex offender charged with sexually abusing girl in offenders’ precinct

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli’s first question to the Premier was whether she was “confident in the security arrangements at the precinct housing pedophiles in Wacol”.

While he did not reference any particular case, the questions follow a story by the Courier-Mail on Thursday that revealed details of a dangerous sexual offender – who had been deemed safe to live in paedophile housing in Wacol –being charged with sexually abusing a teenage girl and making child exploitation material in a house at the precinct.

The other topic raised this morning during Question Time was Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing details of a legacy summit where members of the public can put forward their ideas for how Queensland should be transformed as a result of the Olympic Games will be held next year.

The achievement of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in our state was never about a few weeks of competition,” she said.

“It’s about the decades worth of investment leading up to then, and the decades that will follow, as Queensland steps onto the world stage like never before.”

Ms Palaszczuk said the state’s legacy committee, made up of a number of prominent Queenslanders of “all ages and from all walks of life” will ensure decisions made for the 2032 Games will have long-lasting benefits.

“But we want to ensure our games truly belong to all of us,” she said.

“A legacy summit to gather together 500 people to have further input on our Games will be held in Brisbane on March 22.

“These 500 will bring the feedback of their communities, giving thousands a say in this golden opportunity.”

An online survey will also open next week, with the Premier saying she “hoped to hear from everyone on your hopes and dreams for the Games”.

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