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Exclusive: Human rights of Queensland children 'decimated' by successive governments
This is the second part of National Indigenous Times' analysis on human rights i...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Oct 2025
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
Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner slams Queensland government's ‘hostile’ approach to Indigenous people
Queensland's outgoing human rights commissioner has accused the state's non-Indi...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Sep 2025
First Nations leaders slam Queensland government's harm of children in youth justice, child protection systems
First Nations leaders fear the Queensland government is trying to "destroy" Firs...
Dechlan Brennan 22 May 2025
Indefinite delay of Queensland anti-discrimination reforms "a huge disappointment"
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall says the state government's...
Giovanni Torre 30 Apr 2025
Queensland Human Rights Commissoner "bewildered" by government's delay of anti-discrimination reforms

Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall has expressed shock at the state government's delay of anti-discrimination law changes. Mr McDougall was notified by Queensland's Attorney-General...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 14, 2025
"We are all diminished by these laws": Queensland children as young as 10 to face life sentences under new LNP regime

New laws in Queensland which will see children as young as ten treated as adults have been labelled "gobsmacking" by human rights groups. The proposed legislation will remove the principle of detentio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 28, 2024
Queensland has a "love affair" with incarcerating children, advocates say as watch house review announced

Children should never be held in adult watch houses according to a leading abolitionist group, as the Queensland Police Commissioner undertakes a broad-ranging review into the facilities.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2024
Youth justice methods under the microscope as groups urge Queensland government to change approach to avoid further incarceration

Human rights, Indigenous and legal groups have written submissions to the Queensland Government, urging them to move away from the 'tough on crime' approach that has done little to stem youth incarcer...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 15, 2024
Bail offences for young people skyrocket in Queensland

Information obtained by the National Indigenous Times has thrown light on the extent children are being charged by Queensland police for breaches of bail.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 14, 2023
QPS First Nations Advisory Group calls for more action against Police Union boss

An open letter from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) First Nations advisory group, as well as supporters and allies, has been released, calling on the government, the police commissioner and the en...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 13, 2023
"Reprehensible": Human Rights Commissioner slams Qld Police Union President's treaty claims

Queensland's Human Rights Commissioner has criticised comments from the state's Police Union President, saying it was "reprehensible" in the current post-referendum climate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2023
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner urges state leaders to forge ahead with Treaty process

The Queensland Human Rights Commissioner (QHRC) has criticised the state's political leaders for withdrawing their commitment to treaty in the wake of the voice referendum's defeat last weekend.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2023
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