News & Views State premiers unite to push for stricter age limits on social media The Queensland, Victorian and New South Wales’ premiers have joined forces to lift the minimum age on social media up to 16 years of age, AAP reports.
News & Views QLD introduces legislation to criminalise coercive control as a stand-alone offence The Queensland government has introduced legislation that would make coercive control a stand-alone, criminal offence in the state.
News & Views Kindergarten will be free in Queensland from next year Kindergarten will be free in Queensland from the start of next year, an initiative that is set to benefit an additional 50,000 children.
News & Views Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here’s what can we learn from programs overseas Queensland’s move on pill testing aligns the state with a growing international norm. The evidence to it has existed for decades.
Menstrual hygiene Free period products for all state school students in Queensland Students attending any state school in Queensland will now have access to feminine sanitary products free of charge.
News & Views Queensland to criminalise coercive control and hold inquiry into police response to domestic violence The Queensland government will introduce a bill to criminalise coercive control by the end of 2023, Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.
News & Views ‘Very self serving, highly political’: QLD health Minister Yvette D’Ath slams Morrison’s ‘free RATs’ lie QLD Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has slammed Scott Morrison’s government for an “appalling” advertising campaign falsely spruiking free RATs.
News & Views ‘Three-peat Palaszczuk’: why Queenslanders swung behind Labor in historic election Queenslanders appear to have given Palaszczuk’s government a tick of approval for its health and economic responses to coronavirus.
News & Views Annastacia Palaszczuk takes historic third time win as Labor set to form a majority Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made history, again: as Queensland Labor took a majority of seats in Saturday’s state election.
News & Views Remember Quexit? 5 reasons you should not take your eyes off the Queensland election The October 31 Queensland state election will have a bearing on the whole country. All Australians should pay attention to its result.
News & Views Archaic rape defence ‘loophole’ to come under review in Queensland A 110-year-old legal loophole in Queensland that allows accused rapists to argue that they had an honest yet mistaken belief that their rape victim had consented, will come under review.