Despite the Queensland LNP winning government based on a campaign against the ‘youth crime crisis’, statistics from QLD Police reveal a different story. Dr John Jiggens writes. THE RESULTS of the 2024 Queensland Election left both Labor and the LNP with reasons to feel pleased. Labor has governed Queensland for 22 of the past 25 […]
Right-wing parties in the upcoming Queensland State Election are campaigning on divisive issues, including the gaoling of Indigenous children. Dr Lee Duffield writes. THE UPCOMING Queensland Election turns on the Liberal-National proposal to gaol Indigenous children. That proposal conjures up core ideas about civilisation: whether to deal with a crisis in a considered way or […]