Michael Berkman
Analysis: Queensland’s human rights crisis — politics, punishment and the impact on Indigenous children
When Queensland's Attorney-General, Deb Frecklington, told a meeting of attorneys-general in August...
Dechlan Brennan
8 Oct 2025
Queensland Government admits new laws will disproportionately impact Indigenous children
First Nations children as young as ten could face life in prison for non-violent offences under the...
"Catastrophic failures" of Queensland youth detention exposed by new data
Both major parties in Queensland have failed Indigenous youth, a Greens MP says, with data showing a...
Commonwealth needs to stand up for the human rights of Australian children, Child Commissioner says
Australia's Children's Commissioner has called on the federal government to affirm its commitment to...
More than 1100 children charged under new bail laws in Queensland
More than 1100 children and young people have been arrested and charged in Queensland through new yo...
Analysis: Queensland’s human rights crisis — politics, punishment and the impact on Indigenous children
When Queensland's Attorney-General, Deb Frecklington, told a meeting of attorney...
Dechlan Brennan
8 Oct 2025
Queensland Government admits new laws will disproportionately impact Indigenous children
First Nations children as young as ten could face life in prison for non-violent...
Dechlan Brennan
2 Apr 2025
"Catastrophic failures" of Queensland youth detention exposed by new data
Both major parties in Queensland have failed Indigenous youth, a Greens MP says,...
Dechlan Brennan
14 Jan 2025
Commonwealth needs to stand up for the human rights of Australian children, Child Commissioner says
Australia's Children's Commissioner has called on the federal government to affi...
Dechlan Brennan
11 Dec 2024
More than 1100 children charged under new bail laws in Queensland
More than 1100 children and young people have been arrested and charged in Queen...
Dechlan Brennan
9 Apr 2024
The following article contains graphic and disturbing details. Two children whose deaths were investigated by the Queensland Child Death Review Board had previously spent time in youth detention, suff...
The Queensland government has been criticised for congratulating itself on arresting more than 4,000 children and young people in the past year.
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