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Courts will have the power to consider a young offender's full criminal history when sentencing, under reforms being proposed by the Queensland opposition.

A national Newspoll, conducted September 16–20 from a sample of 1,249, had a 50–50 tie for the third consecutive time. Since the last Newspoll three weeks ago, primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down one), 13% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 12% for all…

The LNP has promised to open two dedicated high-risk youth offender schools but the Labor government says such facilities already exist.

Premier Steven Miles says scheme saves money and ‘takes cars off the road, gets people home sooner and is great for the environment’

Mixed messaging for government as they try to conquer the ‘Queensland paradox’ – wooing both urban and regional voters

Queensland's premier has made one last parliamentary pitch to voters ahead of October's election.

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, respondent-allocated preferences favoured the Coalition by 51–49%.

The Queensland opposition has promised an inquiry into the state's child protection system if it wins government after a man was charged with multiple offences.

A whistleblower who exposed a state-run forensic lab's problems that led to back to back inquiries will oversee reforms if the Queensland opposition is elected.