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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen during a press conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Aug. 11, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England
Controversial legal amendments that will allow juvenile offenders to be detained at police watchhouses have been criticised by the national children’s commissioner.
On 24. Aug 2023, changed to the Youth Justice Act 1992 was passed through the Queensland Parliament overriding the state’s own human rights laws