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Human rights commissioner blasts Queensland government’s ‘hostile’ approach to First Nations people

Scott McDougall uses speech at parliament to warn the LNP is ‘walking us backwards’ on reconciliation as he prepares to exit role

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025

Human rights experts and advocates alarmed as Queensland weighs fast return to public drunkenness laws

Reinstating offences goes against recommendation of 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025

Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

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Queensland police rejects diversity targets including ‘critical’ proposal to hold senior officers accountable

Response ‘confirms our findings about the strength of resistance’ in service to women and people of colour advancing through ranks, rights commissioner says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025

'Boys club' police force scrutinised in scathing report

Discrimination and sexual harassment have impacted Queensland Police's entire culture, according to a scathing independent report that has 36 recommendations.

AAP · Dec 10, 2024

Senior Queensland police resisted moves to address sexism and racism in the force, report finds

Review of workplace by the state’s Human Rights Commission found ‘systemic discrimination against women, First Nations and culturally diverse officers’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2024

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

A city reeling from crime backs controversial youth justice laws, saying juvenile offences have contributed to business closures and tarnished its reputation.

AAP · Dec 3, 2024

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Queensland government accused of cowing to Christian Lobby on anti-discrimination bill

Human rights commissioner says government has ‘recklessly abandoned’ years of consultation aimed at modernising outdated laws.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2024

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is calling for an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons, saying they're dehumanising and don't improve safety.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children

Experts fear ‘irreversible harm’ to children in Queensland after changes to justice system leave more in detention.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023

Queensland to create watch house for children amid fears of looming ‘human rights disaster’

Exclusive: Recently built Caboolture watch house, north of Brisbane, expected to be converted to child-specific facility by October

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

‘Farm animals with better legal protection’: Queensland’s new child watch house laws pilloried

Palaszczuk government overriding state’s Human Rights Act to allow for imprisoning children as young as 10 in adult watch houses

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

‘A crime not to go home’: 24-hour curfews forcing Queensland children to live with violent offenders

An increasing number of young people have been made subject to harsh restrictions as part of their bail conditions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2023

Principals report pressure from Queensland's education department to overturn suspensions

Queensland's education department says it's determined to reduce the number of at-risk students being suspended, but the teachers' union is arguing schools are best placed to make decisions about poor behaviour.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

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ABC News · May 31, 2023

Community leaders say the rental crisis is tougher on people from diverse backgrounds in Queensland

The Queensland Human Rights Commissioner says the rental crisis is impacting those from diverse backgrounds disproportionately.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

Adventurer Scott Daniel calls for operators to be more understanding of tourists with assistance dogs

Scott Daniel rarely left the house before he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. But he has since made up for lost time with faithful companion Reign by his side.

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2023

Queensland urged to prevent youth crime at its roots following Maryborough tragedy

Fatal car crash shows a different approach is needed to keep the community safe, leading children and human rights advocates say

Daily Record · May 2, 2023

Warning over everyday asthma triggers that can be found around the household

Dust and bacteria, which can exacerbate asthma symptoms, can be found in several hotspots around the house.

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023

Alarm over decision to exclude Queensland police from Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Human rights commissioner says given role in ‘brutal colonisation’, it is ‘fundamentally important’ police participate in inquiry

ABC News · Mar 16, 2023

Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'

The youth justice department will conduct an urgent review into how long a 13-year-old boy was held in solitary confinement at a Townsville detention centre.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Indigenous Australian boy, 13, spends 36 days in solitary confinement for minor offences

Queensland state may be violating its own laws and international human rights laws, says human rights chief

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Queensland government may have broken own laws by locking 13yo in detention cell for up to 24 hours a day

The Queensland government may have broken its own laws by locking up two 13-year-old boys in their cells for up to 24 hours a day at the troubled Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023

‘Public anxiety’ no justification to override Human Rights Act on youth crime laws, Queensland MPs told

Human rights commissioner Scott McDougall warns against making breach of bail an offence for children at tense parliamentary committee hearing

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

Qld youth crime 'doesn't justify' rights override

Queensland's Human Rights Commission, Law Society and Bar Association have major concerns with proposed laws targeting children who commit crimes.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2023

Queensland human rights commissioner says police must watch for vigilante activity

Police have repeatedly warned against vigilantism but there are growing concerns that recent heightened debate might increase risk

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