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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

If home is your ‘castle’, how far can you go to defend it? In Queensland, it’s up for debate

Picket fence with house visible behind.
A castle law bill giving homeowners the right to use deadly force is being considered by a Queensland parliamentary committee. Photograph: LisaInGlasses/Getty Images

“A Queenslander’s home is their castle” and they should be able to use “whatever force necessary” to protect themselves against intruders.

That’s according to a controversial petition from the Katter’s Australian party MP Nick Dametto to enact “castle law”, which has gained more than 36,000 signatures in support of importing the self-defence doctrine from the US that allows people to kill intruders threatening their homes.

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