Welcome to the 10 September 2023 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #TasPol #ACTPol #NTPol #ChurchState #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-10-september-2023/

Welcome to the 3 September 2023 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #TasPol #ACTPol #NTPol #ChurchState #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-3-september-2023/

The latest polling apparently shows that the Queensland leader is in trouble as she's only leading the LNP candidate by 2% as preferred premier.

I haven't done enough analysis of polls but is a preference rate of 31% really a crisis when your opponent's rate is 29%?

#Qldpol #Auspol
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/qld-premier-annastasia-palaszczuk-has-lowest-approval-rating-since-2015-victory-as-coalition-surges-ahead-in-yougov-poll/news-story/563756158fb578639f4716c043daa19a

https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/andrew-bolt/speculations-over-annastacia-palaszczuks-future-as-premier-continue-to-mount/video/10cabf93715e68e09180eb9c384a595f

Welcome to the 27 August 2023 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #TasPol #ACTPol #NTPol #ChurchState #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-27-august-2023/

Keeping kids in watch houses: why the Queensland government could change the law to suit itself https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/25/keeping-kids-in-watch-houses-why-the-queensland-government-could-change-the-law-to-suit-itself #auslaw #auspol #qldpol #humanrights #childrensrights #ruleoflaw

The National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has expressed alarm at the Queensland Government rushing through legislation to allow children to be detained indefinitely in adult detention facilities, in a further contravention of the Queensland Human Rights Act.

Commissioner Hollonds said: “This latest action by the Queensland Government is not based on evidence and will not keep the community safer.

“Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child should only be detained as a last resort, and for the shortest appropriate period of time. They must also be segregated from all detained adults. Queensland’s Human Rights Act specifies that an accused child who is detained, or a child detained without charge, must be segregated from all detained adults.

“Police watch houses are not appropriate for children. The police officers are not trained to care for children, and there is no education or rehabilitation provided. There is no access to fresh air or exercise, and many cells have no window for natural light. Children as young as 10 years of age are being detained for many weeks in these shocking conditions."

https://humanrights.gov.au/about/news/media-releases/national-childrens-commissioner-slams-shocking-new-qld-youth-justice-laws #humanrights #childrensrights #Queensland #detention #qldpol #auslaw

"Our federal whistleblowing laws suffer fundamental flaws," states Tony Fitzgerald KC. His famous inquiry in Qld prompted the first whistleblower protections in 1990 followed by other jurisdictions. However, they are not complete. #auspol #qldpol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/24/whistleblowing-laws-are-fundamentally-flawed-former-judge-tony-fitzgerald-says

I still find it astounding that the last decade of toxicity in politics was enough to wake the giant, Fitzgerald, from his quiet retirement and drag him back into the public forum.

He was a man only mentioned in textbooks before that.
#QldPol #AusPol #AusLaw

#labor just keep digging deeper holes.

Feeding the mob isn’t good policy and just harms children. The instigators of #robodebt would be impressed. #qldpol

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/absolute-dog-act-queensland-labor-pilloried-for-shock-move-to-override-states-human-rights-act?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

All Queenslanders fall back behind the South-East Queensland line. Chopper Bronny Bishop rages against decentralised Queensland. #qldpol
https://www.news.com.au/national/this-palaszczuk-woman-bronwyn-bishop-blasts-qld-premiers-hospital-capacity/video/8aa9af99e7d5747cdf9348279cfc3fc2

The change is from children being shifted from a police watch house to a detention centre "as soon as practicable" to the chief executive of the department of youth justice will "decide the date" when to transfer the child. #qldpol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/absolute-dog-act-queensland-labor-pilloried-for-shock-move-to-override-states-human-rights-act

"Guess who's having laughter for lunch? 😂😂🤣🤣"

https://t.me/AntifaSolidarity
https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity

#australia #nsn #NationalSnitchNetwork #NationalSocialistNetwork #bigots #hypocrites #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas #nazis #neonazis #fascists #neofascists #vicpol #vicgov #nswpol #nswgov #qldpol #qldgov #ntpol #ntgov

A reminder about Queensland laws restricting naming of those before the courts that have not been committed to stand trial such as in the Toowoomba case. Laws to bring Qld into line with other jurisdictions are on the Qld parliament notice paper at number 5. Sources have told The Guardian the amendment is unlikely to be raised in the assembly before September 12. More at the link: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/high-profile-man-toowoomba-rape-case-name-suppression-laws #qldpol #auspol

The Toowoomba case accused unsuccessfully sought to delay proceedings due to Qld's proposed law changes on naming people before being committed to trial. Alleged victim's phone data is with prosecutors for review. New court date is Sept 20. #qldpol #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/high-profile-man-toowoomba-rape-case-name-suppression-laws

Indigenous community fear of another ‘Juukab Gorge disaster’ in Queensland https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-22/fears-another-juukan-gorge-disaster-is-on-the/102756218
#QldPol

Wouldn’t it be funny if #labor got booted in #qld because they didn’t know how to look after a heritage listed primary school that is loved by the parents and teachers in a #labor voting suburb. #qldpol
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/22/federal-government-rejected-queenslands-funding-request-for-gabba-rebuild-inquiry-told?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The atmospheric cost of ONE coal mine?

1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat
https://theconversation.com/what-harm-could-one-coal-mine-do-plenty-1-7-million-hiroshima-bombs-of-heat-for-starters-210384
#AusPol #QldPol #ClimateChange #AusBiz #ClimateCrisis

Probability of another angry summer?

"Until we start driving emissions down and until we stop approving oil and gas exploration and developments, we are going to have to live with this.

"So everybody has to be enlisted in this fight." - Major General Peter Dunn, as member of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/after-maui-and-canada-can-australia-avoid-another-black-summer-bushfire-event/v0bwdd97l

#AusPol #QldPol #NSWPol #ACTPol #VicPol #TasPol #SAPol #NTPol #WAPol #AusBiz

QCAT member rules ‘Drag Queens’ are not a protected under Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act to justify dismissing complaint. https://qnews.com.au/qcat-dismisses-complaint-against-lyle-shelton/
#QldLaw #QldPol

Who has the keys to Brisbane? #Matildas #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-20/matildas-given-key-to-the-city-in-brisbane-fifa-womens-world-cup/102752508