By Emma Slee, Amnesty International Australia Intern Childcare is back in the news. While in the process of introducing a $1.7 billion childcare package announced in the latest Federal budget, the Australian government remains mired in debate around the place of childcare in modern families. On 22 June, the Coalition party room meeting descended into …
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Submission: Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (QLD)
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the inquiry into the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (QLD). The bill sets out to: make it harder for recidivists to get bail, introduce a 12-month trial of GPS monitoring as a bail condition for 16 and 17-year-olds charged with particular offences, make it …