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One in four young Aussie girls propositioned online

More than a quarter of adolescent girls in Australia have been sexually propositioned online. New research, released by eSafety, found 26.3 percent of girls had

Child Death Review Board leads inquiry into Blue Card

Queensland’s Blue Card Child Protection System will be reviewed by the state’s Child Death Review Board to identify systemic weaknesses. Premier David Crisafulli

Legal experts to advise on new Youth Justice laws

The Queensland Government will create an Expert Legal Panel to review new laws it introduced last month to combat youth crime. The Making Queensland Safer Laws were

Deadliest start to year on state roads since 2020

The deadliest start to a year on the state’s roads in five years has promoted a plea from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). QPS Road Policing and Regional Support

Whole-of-society focus in counter-terrorism strategy

More than $100m will be invested over the next four year to fight terrorism and extremism under a new strategy. Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the extra

E-scooter police blitz in Brisbane CBD

Police are cracking down on dangerous e-scooter use in Brisbane’s CBD, with a recent operation resulting in 50 people receiving tickets. Brisbane City Sergeant

Five surprising items you should not keep in your car

Victoria’s peak motoring body has published a list of five times that motorists should not keep in their cars. They include some electronic devices, medicines, aerosol

QPS flying squad soars with 41 extra officers

More than $30 million is being invested to grow a Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) rapid response unit to almost 60 officers. Premier David Crisafulli said the QPS

Anti-scam campaign taps into consumers’ inner-voice

A new campaign to help Australians avoid being scammed has been launched around three simple actions. The Stop, Check, Protect advertising campaign, to be screened on

Could Los Angeles-style fires devastate Australian cities?

By David Bowman As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000

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