Children accused of crimes will be released into the community faster

Children accused of crimes will be released into the community faster

The laws come after revelations children were being locked up"like animals"in police watchhouses in Queensland.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Child Safety staff suspected of leaking cases about abused kids

Child Safety staff suspected of leaking cases about abused kids

Several allegations of misusing Child Safety data have been referred to Queensland's crime watchdog.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Under new watchhouse laws,where will homeless kids will be sent on bail?

Under new watchhouse laws,where will homeless kids will be sent on bail?

Some police officers have been taking kids home to avoid leaving them languishing in watchhouses. A senior cop has asked what happens next.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Government buckles to pressure on youth watchhouse crisis

Government buckles to pressure on youth watchhouse crisis

The Palaszczuk government has faced harsh criticism over a youth detention crisis,which has seen young accused offenders languish in watchhouses.

  • byLydia Lynch
Teenager detention centre to be built in Brisbane for $150 million

Teenager detention centre to be built in Brisbane for $150 million

It comes more than a year after the transition of 17-year-olds out of the adult justice system in Queensland.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Monique felt like her birth father's'dirty little secret'. Not any more

Monique felt like her birth father's'dirty little secret'. Not any more

It took 30 years for one Queenslander to decide again to track down her birth father and now she has four half-brothers.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
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Youth in detention allege staff threatened to have them assaulted

Youth in detention allege staff threatened to have them assaulted

After young people rioted at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre,some were locked up in rooms alone with no toilet,running water or bed for 10 days.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Sarah does not want kids of her own but many need someone like her

Sarah does not want kids of her own but many need someone like her

A new campaign is calling for people to offer safe and loving homes to some of Queensland's most vulnerable children.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Queensland university'breaks new ground'in paid DV leave

Queensland university'breaks new ground'in paid DV leave

Staff at the Queensland University of Technology will be able to access up to 20 days of paid leave to deal with their own domestic violence situation or to support a family member.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Push for adult adoptions to be legalised in Queensland

Push for adult adoptions to be legalised in Queensland

Adult adoption has been compared with the issue of same-sex marriage.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Plan to cut youth offending includes keeping kids out of detention

Plan to cut youth offending includes keeping kids out of detention

Juveniles locked up in youth detention are almost guaranteed to reoffend,Queensland's Youth Safety Minister Di Farmer says.

  • byFelicity Caldwell