Queensland Watch Houses
Queensland systems failing vulnerable young people in child protection, youth justice
Systems across Queensland are continuing to fail vulnerable children, the state's Indigenous childre...
Dechlan Brennan
19 Mar 2026
Kids being kept in Queensland cells with adults for weeks
Some incarcerated children are spending weeks alongside adults in a cell with a cold concrete bench,...
Children held in 'inadequate' watch houses for weeks
The detention of children in watch houses for extended periods, with unaddressed medical or mental h...
Govt under fire with kids 'suffering' in watch houses
Stories have surfaced of children being sexually abused while others tell of kids being deprived of...
Legal action looms over children allegedly assaulted in police watch houses
A youth advocacy group is considering legal action after accusing the Queensland government of faili...
Queensland systems failing vulnerable young people in child protection, youth justice
Systems across Queensland are continuing to fail vulnerable children, the state'...
Dechlan Brennan
19 Mar 2026
Kids being kept in Queensland cells with adults for weeks
Some incarcerated children are spending weeks alongside adults in a cell with a...
Savannah Meacham
17 Feb 2025
Children held in 'inadequate' watch houses for weeks
The detention of children in watch houses for extended periods, with unaddressed...
Keira Jenkins and Fraser Barton
11 Sep 2024
Govt under fire with kids 'suffering' in watch houses
Stories have surfaced of children being sexually abused while others tell of kid...
Laine Clark
6 May 2024
Legal action looms over children allegedly assaulted in police watch houses
A youth advocacy group is considering legal action after accusing the Queensland...
Fraser Barton
29 Apr 2024
A disturbing lack of accountability and transparency around a fragmented youth justice system are just some of the findings in a report into the use of watch houses by the Queensland Family and Child...
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