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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Two-thirds of children charged with Queensland’s new breach of bail offences are Indigenous

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Queensland suspended its Human Rights Act to introduce a breach of bail offence for children in March.
Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Two-thirds of all Queensland children charged with breaching their bail conditions under controversial new laws are Indigenous, despite First Nations people accounting for only 7.8% of the state’s youth population.

Queensland police data shows 169 children have been charged with the new offence, with the youngest aged 11. Of those 169 people charged, 112 are Indigenous, according to the Queensland police service.

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