Qld violent offender rules under review
The Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council is reviewing a scheme that makes it mandatory for serious criminals to serve 80 per cent of their jail sentence.
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Vic decriminalises sex work as bill passes
Victoria will become the third Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise sex work after long-awaited proposed reforms passed parliament.
Qld youth jail plan ditched after backlash
The Queensland government has decided against a plan to turn a Sunshine Coast police watch house into a remand facility for youth offenders.