Afternoon Update: Queensland admits bail reform ‘incompatible with human rights’; BHP profits slide; and Venice’s drying canals

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has told parliament that harsh new measures are necessary to crack down on repeat offenders. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland’s hardline on youth crime reached new heights today as the Palaszczuk government announced it will override its own Human Rights Act to charge children for breaching bail.

“The government accepts that these provisions are incompatible with human rights,” the police minister, Mark Ryan, wrote.