Queenslands articles
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Queensland Labor’s lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that’s lost principles and perspective
Premier Steven Miles’ erasure of the human rights principle of ‘detention as a last resort’ for children defies logicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLate on Tuesday night, the Queensland government called youth organisations and other social service providers to parliament house for a confidential briefing about changes to the Youth Justice Act.Four senior ministers – including the premier, Steven...
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Queensland police say man stole three cars and pointed a loaded rifle at officers before he was fatally shot
The 36-year-old Cairns man was shot dead by police while stopped on the Bruce Highway near Colosseum on Monday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police believe a man they shot and killed in a standoff outside Gladstone yesterday had stolen three vehicles before pointing a stolen loaded rifle at officers.Det Insp Darrin Shadlow told media on Tuesday a police patrol came across the...
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Second Queensland dog attack leaves woman badly injured just hours after another woman was mauled and left in a serious condition
A young woman has suffered 'significant' injuries in a dog attack just hours after another elderly woman was mauled and left in a serious condition.