Published 20 June 2025 Queensland’s “Adult Time, Adult Crime” policy, which came into effect on 31 March 2025, has expanded the list of serious offences for which 17-year-olds can now be sentenced as adults. The new laws capture 20 additional offences – including robbery, torture and drug trafficking – and allow courts to impose custodial… Continue reading Queensland Expands Adult Sentencing to Youth – Implications for Justice and Community
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What Are the Legal Consequences For Refusing a Breath Test?
Introduction In Australia, police have had the authority to administer breath tests to measure the concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood while driving or attempting to drive since 1985. If an officer stops you for a random breath test while you are driving or in the driver’s seat of a vehicle on a public… Continue reading What Are the Legal Consequences For Refusing a Breath Test?
How would WNBA star Brittney Griner’s offence in Russia be treated by Queensland Courts?
With growing tensions present in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Russians still refuse to make headlines by continually putting their moral compass on full display. On 5 August 2022, American citizen and WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced by a Russian Court to nine (9) years prison on drug charges, after finding her… Continue reading How would WNBA star Brittney Griner’s offence in Russia be treated by Queensland Courts?
New laws proposed to double the monitoring time of child sex offenders in Queensland
Under the new regime proposed this week in Parliament, the monitoring period for first–time offenders will be 10 years, compared with five years previously. In addition, the monitoring period for repeat offenders will also double to 20 years, while most severe child sex offenders will be monitored for life. The proposed laws will also give… Continue reading New laws proposed to double the monitoring time of child sex offenders in Queensland