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Less then two weeks until the federal election, Labor is promising increased childcare support to encourage more women back into the workforce.

The state government has released terms of reference for the four-month Commission of Inquiry, under Childrens Court president Deborah Richards.

The coercive control of a partner or family member is set to be a criminal offence in Queensland, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing the landmark reforms in state Parliament.

The Queensland government will introduce a bill to criminalise coercive control by the end of 2023, Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.

The Palaszczuk Government has unveiled “an historic overhaul of laws and practices” to better protect Queensland women from domestic and family violence and hold perpetrators to account. In a join

Botched and flawed DNA testing at Queensland’s forensic science centre over the past decade may have led to hundreds of flawed prosecutions, including wrongful acquittals or criminals not being charged because of a lack of evidence.

Police are investigating the fire as suspicious and considering possible domestic violence links.

Police said the woman somehow gained entry to the home of her former boyfriend and began throwing petrol around, while three children were inside.

Police said the woman somehow gained entry to the home of her former boyfriend and began throwing petrol around, while three children were inside.

Police said the woman somehow gained entry to the home of her former boyfriend and began throwing petrol around, while three children were inside.