“The perpetrators should be fighting for lesser sentences,not the victims and the families of victims fighting for a longer sentence.”
Shannon Fentiman says even if a Queensland inquiry finds Star Entertainment unsuitable to hold a licence,“there are things we can put in place” to ensure the Queen’s Wharf casino can open mid-2023.
Asked if the new laws could have saved his daughter Hannah Clarke and her children,Lloyd Clarke responded,“I’d like to think so”.
Talks will be held with the cruise industry over how it could use the state’s quarantine facilities,as uncertainty continues over how they will be used now quarantine has been scrapped.
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman has told Parliament her government would “very carefully” consider the findings of interstate hearings into the casino operator,which holds two of Queensland’s four licences.
Thursday will be the start of what could be a lengthy review of Citipointe’s push to impose its gender contract,which has sparked complaints to the Qld human rights watchdog.
Citipointe Christian College’s principal says the school is not discriminating against gay and transgender students,and most families emailing him “expressed support”.
As the state government continues to field integrity questions,senior MPs concede that as with his 1989 inquiry,Tony Fitzgerald could broaden the scope of his latest probe.
A federal proposal could yet provide legal protection for Brisbane college’s contracts that require students to denounce homosexuality.
The murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children drew the issue of coercive control into the spotlight.
As Australians rush to book their summer getaways,there are concerns more needs to be done to protect travellers at a national level.