Good morning. Our top story reveals how young people in Queensland are pleading guilty to offences they did not commit – or where there is little evidence to support charges – to avoid spending long periods on remand in the state’s buckling youth justice system. Critics say Queensland’s harsh bail policies have effectively imposed extrajudicial punishments on young people who may ultimately be exonerated. Overseas, a man has been detained after a stabbing attack at a lakeside playground in the French Alps left four young children and two adults wounded. Plus: Australian renters are increasingly facing lengthy “pre-application” processes before they can inspect properties.
