Stricter consent laws could have greater impact on teens:Law Council
Consent crisis

Stricter consent laws could have greater impact on teens:Law Council

Several women’s and advocacy groups are calling for nationally uniform laws around consent,including a standardised age and legal expectation for actively communicating consent to create a clearer message about acceptable behaviour.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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Queensland’s sprawling health department will get a new leader just a month after a set of fresh ministerial eyes,amid warnings about disruptive government changes.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Queensland’s equality scorecard rife with gender gaps

The state government says it is “delivering for women” and the gender pay gap has marginally improved but the disparity remained larger than the national average.

  • byZach Hope
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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.

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Amid fines and upheaval,Star’s Queensland casinos still shine bright

The entertainment giant might claim to be struggling but its Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane casinos are still raking in record revenue.

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A-G insists breaking youth crime cycle key as Labor tables tougher laws
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A-G insists breaking youth crime cycle key as Labor tables tougher laws

As parliament resumed for 2023,A-G Shannon Fentiman – a key figure of Labor’s Left – made a point of saying the laws were introduced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Star slapped with maximum fine of $100m,given deadline to ‘get house in order’
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Star slapped with maximum fine of $100m,given deadline to ‘get house in order’

Despite Star’s “serious failings”,the state government held off from suspending its Brisbane and Gold Coast licences.

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Clock starts for Star's Queensland casinos
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Clock starts for Star's Queensland casinos

The casino giant has three weeks to explain why it should not face disciplinary action for being found unfit to hold its two state licences.

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Other states to examine police response to gender-based violence
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Police have come under scrutiny in a Queensland inquiry that has heard evidence of officers accused of racism,harassment and sexual assault of colleagues.

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A-G approved taxpayer funding for Jackie Trad’s legal fight against CCC
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A-G approved taxpayer funding for Jackie Trad’s legal fight against CCC

After the further detail was revealed on Wednesday,the shadow attorney-general questioned why the scheme was used as a “sword,not a shield”.

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‘Before more tape surrounds another family home’:Qld expands police DV program
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‘Before more tape surrounds another family home’:Qld expands police DV program

Queensland will give a $32 million boost to its high-risk domestic and family violence police teams,which research shows are effective in acting earlier to keep women and children safe and to hold perpetrators to account.

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