#qldlaw — Public Fediverse posts
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It was never about antisemitism:
Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland
Crisafulli is the new Bjelke-Petersen:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/queensland-ban-pro-palestinian-slogan-crackdown-joh-bjelke-petersen-era-ntwnfb
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Police told Kelly Wilkinson to ‘cool off’ and give estranged husband ‘a break’ days
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/queensland-police-kelly-wilkinson-turned-away-murder-inquest-ntwnfb
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Deceased accused of “Cop shopping” in police file:
… among many other astounding problems identified in how Police handled Kelly Wilkinson’s case.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/03/kelly-wilkinson-murder-inquest-estranged-husband-bail-ntwnfb
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How the heck do you escalate a ‘Welfare check’ into a police shooting?
Is this like an RPG situations where the ‘flee’ command is greyed out for the officers?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-03/qld-tingalpa-fatal-police-shooting-brisbane-welfare-check/106410084
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Queensland Police under Crisafulli Government scraps specialist domestic violence unit
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-police-defends-scrapping-specialist-domestic-violence-team-20250214-p5lc92.html
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Attempted incitement of a race-hate riot?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUFCyc0jQEn/?igsh=NXNrbjY3Nm0ydmM1
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A legal challenge by conservation groups to stop one of Australia's largest proposed greenfield coal projects in Queensland's Bowen Basin has begun in the state's land court. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/land-court-challenge-whitehaven-coal-winchester-south-mine/105554356
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) have lodged an application in the Land Court of Queensland, objecting to Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South open-cut coal mine.
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A legal challenge by conservation groups to stop one of Australia's largest proposed greenfield coal projects in Queensland's Bowen Basin has begun in the state's land court. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/land-court-challenge-whitehaven-coal-winchester-south-mine/105554356
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) have lodged an application in the Land Court of Queensland, objecting to Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South open-cut coal mine.
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Wonder what process exists to ensure that ‘Secret recordings’ are not AI deepfake?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/secret-recording-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-appeal-nine-ntwnfb
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Matthew Rimmer, Seize and Destroy: A Submission on the Forfeiture Provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (Qld). Health, Environment, and Innovation Committee, Queensland Parliament, 2025, https://eprints.qut.edu.au/256630/ #qldpol #qldlaw #vaping #health #enforcement
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Matthew Rimmer, Seize and Destroy: A Submission on the Forfeiture Provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (Qld). Health, Environment, and Innovation Committee, Queensland Parliament, 2025, https://eprints.qut.edu.au/256630/ #qldpol #qldlaw #vaping #health #enforcement
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‘Zero tolerance’, Queensland Police Service once proclaimed.
… it’s a very weird demonstration of ‘Zero tolerance’.My sympathy and empathy for PTSD-in-service starts with ‘Everyone should feel safe to be able to disclose and be certain care and support will be provided during and post-employment.’
It ends when a person breaches the values and codes of conduct of the Public service.PTSD is no excuse for breaches.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/queensland-police-officer-who-engaged-in-pattern-of-predatory-sexual-conduct-awarded-anonymity-by-tribunal-ntwnfb
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Queensland Police should charge all involved parties for their respective offences.
Vigilantism is no excuse for dangerous driving.
https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/news/man-fined-after-hitting-child-with-car-on-gold-coast-after-racial-abuse/news-story/a12fbc4641135a7ce98d48112cab6fa5
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Convictions quashed for Queensland boy who couldn’t understand charges and didn’t enter pleas
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/16/convictions-of-queensland-boy-who-couldnt-understand-charges-and-didnt-enter-pleas-overturned-ntwnfb
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Unlike ‘Adult time for Adult crime.’ advocated by politicians,
Queensland criminologists develop intervention program that prevents children from becoming juvenile offenders with proven results
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-10/intervention-stops-children-from-becoming-juvenile-offenders-qld/104692558
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‘Adult time for adult crime’ … because the corrections system is doing sooo well to rehabilitate Adults, as proven by high recividism rate
Let’s also damn children to the same fate.
🙄
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/27/new-queensland-premier-david-crisafulli-vows-to-legislate-adult-time-for-adult-policy-by-christmas
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Aboriginal people robbed of up to $500m under system akin to ‘slave labour’, Queensland truth-telling inquiry hears https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/18/aboriginal-people-robbed-of-up-to-500m-under-system-akin-to-slave-labour-queensland-truth-telling-inquiry-hears
Inquiry told even after the second world war Indigenous Australians had their wages garnished and had their lives controlled by the government
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Aboriginal people robbed of up to $500m under system akin to ‘slave labour’, Queensland truth-telling inquiry hears https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/18/aboriginal-people-robbed-of-up-to-500m-under-system-akin-to-slave-labour-queensland-truth-telling-inquiry-hears
Inquiry told even after the second world war Indigenous Australians had their wages garnished and had their lives controlled by the government
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Matthew Rimmer, ‘A Submission on the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld)’, Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee, the Queensland Parliament, 28 June 2024, QUT ePrints: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250430/ For Committee work see https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=238&id=4431 #auspol #auslaw #qldpol #qldlaw #ecigarettes #vaping #healthlaw #enforcement
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Matthew Rimmer, ‘A Submission on the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld)’, Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee, the Queensland Parliament, 28 June 2024, QUT ePrints: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250430/ For Committee work see https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=238&id=4431 #auspol #auslaw #qldpol #qldlaw #ecigarettes #vaping #healthlaw #enforcement
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Queensland,
Lets stop calling it the 'Castle Law'It's actually the 'Pistorius Defence Law'
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/09/katters-australian-party-castle-law-petition-intruders-deadly-force
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Queensland parliamentary probe into supermarket pricing begins in Bundaberg https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-04-22/queensland-inquiry-into-supermarket-prices-begins/103746398 #food #agriculture #competition #qldpol #qldlaw
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Queensland parliamentary probe into supermarket pricing begins in Bundaberg https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-04-22/queensland-inquiry-into-supermarket-prices-begins/103746398 #food #agriculture #competition #qldpol #qldlaw
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CW: Cyclists and Motorist - Saving a few seconds or causing death/injury?
Sharing the road with Cyclists (and other road users):
Motorists,
you save somewhere between 30 seconds to 5 minutes, rushing past cyclists on the road without care.
Is the time saved really worth the trauma and criminal sentence?1. P-Plate work commuter: two-and-a-half year community corrections order (Cyclist dead: inattention when passing) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-23/lindsay-smyrk-court-cyclist-death-sentence-woodend/102514622
2. 21-y-o work commuter: three years in jail (Cyclist dead; erratic driving) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-24/21yo-driver-sentenced-to-jail-for-cycling-death-david-halliwell/12487928
3. 59-y.o. one year and nine months' jail (Cyclist with permanent/severe injury; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/hit-run-driver-romano-andreucci-jailed/117091024. 39-y.o Professional Truck Driver, four year jail term
(Cyclist dead'; Driving under influence of drugs; Drive while using a mobile phone; sleep deprivation; etc.) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/truck-driver-jailed-over-nullarbor-cyclist-leif-justham/1017615065. 36-y.o Professional Truck Driver. three years and four months in jail (Cyclist dead; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/amala-paulson-jailed-fatal-collision-horsham-cyclist-liam-batson/1023034286. 43-y.o Truck Driver, four years and two months in jail
(Cyclist dead; inattention turning at an intersection)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-02/truck-driver-mathew-gray-sentenced-4-years-killing-bendigo-teen/100263378#ACTLaw #QldLaw #NSWLaw #VicLaw #TasLaw #SALaw #NTLaw #WALaw
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Assaults, isolation and deprivation: what life is like at Cairns watch house for children and staff
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/21/queensland-police-watch-house-youth-juvenile-cairns
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Psychologist treating children in Cairns watch house warns of ‘horrendous’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/16/cairns-police-watch-house-queensland-youth-detention
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Runaway Bridal Dresses - Police arrest Queensland woman over alleged wedding dress Ponzi scheme worth more than $100,000 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466 via @ABCaustralia #fraud #auslaw #qldlaw
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Runaway Bridal Dresses - Police arrest Queensland woman over alleged wedding dress Ponzi scheme worth more than $100,000 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466 via @ABCaustralia #fraud #auslaw #qldlaw
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‘Slippery slope’: Queensland lawyers getting worse, watchdog warns
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/slippery-slope-queensland-lawyers-getting-worse-watchdog-warns-20231113-p5ejo8.html
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Medical professionals working in prison settings should be required to commit to a 'Do no harm' principle where all allegations by prison workers are ignored.
It's absurd that 'professionals' should expose health workers to such trauma.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-11/coronial-inquest-into-selesa-tafaifa-who-died-wearing-spit-hood/102963938
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Brisbane, Queensland - you are dumb.
Bicycle riders must pedal slower than joggers or be fined:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/absurd-speed-limit-lands-460-fines-for-cyclists-even-joggers-overtook-them-20231003-p5e9e5.html
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CW: QLD Climate politics rant
Ladies and gentlemen,
We are on track for global warming of 2°C or higher.
Queensland is a major contributor of GHGs and procrastinator of decoupling the state finance and economy from GHG intensive industries.
The frequency and severity of natural disasters literally threaten lives, while peaceful protests only threaten the safety of the politician’s public image.
The financial stresses prompted by adaptation and mitigation demands of climate change literally threaten Queenslander’s ability to meet basic needs.
Warnings about the effects of climate change on Queensland have been warned and reinforced over the past 15-years.
… who can blame average Queenslanders for wanting to seek peaceful protest and legal action?
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The reasoning behind Queensland crackdowns on peaceful/non-violent protests makes politicians look like snowflakes.
Politicians ‘safety’ placed above the safety of all Queenslanders right to have a safe and stable climate; and right to publicly protest for it.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/10/violet-coco-is-not-alone-the-climate-activists-facing-jail
#QldPol #QldLaw #ClimateCrisis
