Premier moves to help victims of crime,days after MP broke ranks

Premier moves to help victims of crime,days after MP broke ranks

Ahead of debate on controversial laws expected to pass parliament this week,the premier has confirmed she will act on a Labor MP’s last-minute intervention.

  • byMatt Dennien

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MPs sign off on youth justice bill amid cries of criticism

MPs sign off on youth justice bill amid cries of criticism

The committee tasked with scrutinising the measures,which the government admits will result in more children being jailed,has been lambasted as “out of its depth” after it called for the bill to be passed as is.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Should be feasible’:Report adds weight to criminal age raise calls

‘Should be feasible’:Report adds weight to criminal age raise calls

A key Queensland government advisory group has found kids under 14 contribute less than 1 per cent of all offences statewide – most often property related.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Never again’ says family at deaths in custody inquest

‘Never again’ says family at deaths in custody inquest

The family of Indigenous woman Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo has called on the coroner to prevent any more “degrading” deaths in custody.

  • byRex Martinich
Committee concedes time constraint for crime crackdown feedback

Committee concedes time constraint for crime crackdown feedback

While submissions officially closed just three days after the controversial plan landed in state parliament,the MPs examining them have lifted the deadline.

  • byMatt Dennien
Cordingley murder accused Singh faces Queensland court

Cordingley murder accused Singh faces Queensland court

After travelling for more than 72 hours on international and interstate flights,a man accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley has uttered two words during a minutes-long Queensland court hearing.

  • byFraser Barton
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After four years,man back in Queensland to face beach murder charge
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After four years,man back in Queensland to face beach murder charge

The man long suspected of killing Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley has formally been charged with her murder.

  • byAAP reporters
Key Qld Labor MP questions ‘soft science’ of youth justice reform evidence

Key Qld Labor MP questions ‘soft science’ of youth justice reform evidence

Amid consideration of a contentious youth justice bill,one expert has likened the government’s actions to the denial of climate change.

  • byMatt Dennien
Man accused of Qld beach murder back in Australia after four years

Man accused of Qld beach murder back in Australia after four years

Rajwinder Singh,who is suspected of murdering Toyah Cordingley and then leaving the country,has been returned to Australia under an extradition order.

State loses court case,changes law to catch more distracted drivers

State loses court case,changes law to catch more distracted drivers

The Palaszczuk government has closed a loophole that allowed a man to avoid a traffic fine by arguing he was using a mobile device to play music,not make calls.

  • bySean Parnell
‘Drive or you’re dead’:Carjacker on spree pointed gun at woman’s head

‘Drive or you’re dead’:Carjacker on spree pointed gun at woman’s head

A 28-year-old who has been in and out of jail for years pleaded guilty to 28 offences over 26 days,in what the judge described as “a pretty impressive list”.

  • byLaine Clark