'Targeting our kids': proposed Queensland laws will allow children to be put in police watch houses
The state government has defended the proposed legislation, which will require the suspension of the human rights act.
Source: sbs.com.au
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The state government has defended the proposed legislation, which will require the suspension of the human rights act.
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