Attorney general Deb Frecklington acknowledges bill will likely increase number of children in state watch housesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s Liberal National party government has acknowledged their signature youth crime legislation will “directly discriminate” against children, by limiting their “protection from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment”.The bill is also “expected to have a greater impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, who are already disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system,” according to the government’s tabled statement of compatibility with human rights.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-28 14:00:33
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Children will get sentences ‘more punitive than necessary’ under new crime law, Queensland LNP admits
