Rachel Riga
State Political Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
State Political Reporter for ABC News Brisbane. Via ABC Ipswich, Mackay & Bundaberg 🐠🌾🎥 Views are my own. Got a story? 🔍[email protected]
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May 2, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Rachel Riga
It was an extraordinary move from the Queensland government this week to propose rewriting one of the central planks of its youth justice laws. The progressive Labor government has long argued removing "detention as a last resort" would be reckless and make the youth crime issue worse. So why then, did Premier Steven Miles — who was previously the head of Queensland Labor's left faction — oversee such a significant policy shift?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Alex Brewster |Rachel Riga |Mackenzie Colahan
In short: The state government will introduce legislation today that will allow police to stop and search someone for knives using metal-detecting wands at shopping centres, licensed premises, sporting and entertainment venues, and high-risk retail outlets. Queensland Council of Civil Liberties president Michael Cope says the laws represent a "violation of fundamental civil liberties". What's next?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Rachel Riga
Queensland's premier has unveiled a raft of law changes to further crack down on crime ahead of the state election this year. Steven Miles revealed the new laws include expanding a trial of police stop-and-search powers to shopping centres, licensed premises, sporting and entertainment venues and high-risk retail outlets. The trial – which will now be extended until 2026 — gives police powers to randomly search for knives using metal detecting wands.
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Apr 19, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Rachel Riga
It's like "psychological warfare". It begins slowly and subtly – not always in sight, but never out of mind. "Police deal with evidence – coercive control isn't evidence-based, it's emotion-based," Michelle* says quietly.
Bipartisan parliamentary committee tasked with tackling youth crime, supporting victims is dissolved
Apr 17, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Rachel Riga |Kate McKenna
In short: A bipartisan committee, tasked with tackling youth crime and supporting victims, has dissolved after a motion was moved in Queensland parliament roughly eight months after the group's establishment was announced. There has been criticism from both Labor and the LNP about why the committee was ineffective. What's next? The committee had agreed to table an interim report on April 12, however, that did not eventuate.
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