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More than half of Australians support the minimum age of criminal responsibility being raised from 10, amid a growing international campaign for the change backed by legal experts, doctors and justice groups.
In fact, polling commissioned by Amnesty International Australia reveals two-thirds of Australians already believe the minimum age of criminal responsibility is 14.
A total of 56 per cent of Australians would support raising the minimum age to 14, with 33 per cent opposed and 11 per cent unsure, the polling suggests.
The survey came as the Queensland government begins public hearings into contentious youth justice reforms and after 31 United Nations member states called on Australia to raise the age in line with other jurisdictions.
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Trans teen calls on Queensland Government to change law around birth certificates
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Trans Teen Lorelei Tuxworth wants to see change to Queensland s laws around birth certificates.
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When 18-year-old transgender teen Lorelei Tuxworth started the process of updating her name and birth certificate to reflect her identity, she didn t expect to get a knockback.
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A Buderim teen s petition is calling on the Queensland Government to change laws around birth certificates
The law requires transgender people have surgery to change the gender identification on their birth certificates
15,000 people have signed the petition so far
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Subscriber only ONLY now, 12 months on from the first recorded case in Queensland, is the real toll from COVID-19 emerging. Below are the responses to a parliamentary health committee inquiry. COVID DEATHS One year on since the first recorded COVID death, the figures worldwide have topped more than two million people. Cases have now climbed to 95 million worldwide. Six deaths were recorded at the beginning of the pandemic in Queensland; none since. The state has had 1303 positive COVID-19 cases, of which 23 are currently active, all isolated in hospital. Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said she was proud of the state s response with minimal community transmission, but regarded the risk as remaining high with the virus still detected in wastewater.
âClear criteriaâ needed to extend CHOâs pandemic powers, advocates urge
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The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties has warned that the emergency powers granted to the stateâs Chief Health Officer cannot be extended indefinitely.
The council was one of many advocacy groups that gave submissions to the public hearing of the parliamentary committee examining a proposed extension of Jeannette Youngâs powers.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says she doesnât use her special powers lightly.
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They are set to expire in April and the extension would move the end date to September 30.