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State gov to override Human Rights Act to sentence more youth crims as adults
Children stealing firearms, kidnapping, ramming emergency services and trafficking dangerous drugs will be sentenced as ...
Crisafulli redefines human rights, tells UN to stay out of Queensland
In Wednesday’s heated session of parliament, Premier David Crisafulli defended his government’s law and order reforms.
The Toowoomba Chronicle21d
Qld politics: A-G knocks back 70-point plan for human rights
Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Griffith University professor Susan Harris Rimmer’s 136-page review of the Human Rights Act ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
Queensland police have rejected 'critical' equality recommendations, human rights commissioner says
Queensland's Human Rights Commissioner says he's "disappointed ... strength of resistance within the service that continues to act as a barrier, particularly to the progression of women in ...
Townsville Bulletin23d
Des Houghton: How dare the Human Rights Commission tell church schools what to believe
Queensland’s Human Rights Commissioner has complained that ... has put a handbrake on Labor’s radical changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. Major changes to Queensland’s anti ...
The Cairns Post16d
State gov to override Human Rights Act to sentence more youth crims as adults
Premier David Crisafulli revealed the government would override the Human Rights Act to add 20 new charges to the Making Queensland Safer Laws. Among the 20 are going armed to cause fear ...
The Courier-Mail21d
Qld politics: A-G knocks back 70-point plan for human rights
Prof Rimmer recommended improved training of human rights within government and ... have already been legislated in the Making Queensland Safer Act 2024, and the government continues to prioritise ...