The Australian state of Queensland has voted to become the fifth state in the country to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia. The state’s Catholic bishops had strongly advised against the legal ...

In October, Ms Bates read a letter to parliament on behalf of her son Ben Gommers, who was defending himself against what he claimed were constant media attacks about his appointment to a plum ...

A parliamentary committee on Wednesday released 55 recommendations to enhance the parliamentary committee system and improve government accountability. All new bills will be referred to a committee ...

Experts have suggested that rape, aggravated attempted robbery, attempted murder, arson and torture charges should be added to Queensland's "adult crime, adult time" laws. Premier David Crisafulli ...

A Queensland parliamentary committee has given the green light to the state government's contentious youth justice law changes, which include the LNP's centrepiece "adult crime, adult time" policy.

Having agree to implement legislation in a parliament meeting yesterday, Queensland has announced its support for Australia's R18+ ratings category for video games. A statement confirming the decision ...

*This information is accurate as of 11.00 am Friday 24 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the Code ...

Support for a push to change the self-defence provisions in the state's criminal code has more than tripled since last year. It would do away with the stipulation of reasonable force for self-defence, ...

Anne Twomey receives funding from the ARC and sometimes does consultancy work for governments and inter-governmental bodies. While counting continues in the Queensland election, one possibility is a ...

Opposition State Development Spokeswoman Grace Grace asked Mr Nicholls if he would stand down if it’s found he acted unlawfully by banning puberty blockers. While Mr Nicholls has defended his and the ...

Graeme Orr is the author of Ritual and Rhythm in Electoral Systems (2015). Driving back to Brisbane from my childhood home of Nambour, I saw the most extraordinary political billboard. In monumental ...