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Controversial second wave of ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ laws pass adding attempted murder and rape

Premier David Crisafulli has responded to UN criticism, saying: ‘I don’t answer to you, I answer to Queenslanders’.

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Premier David Crisafulli defends controversial ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ laws amid growing criticism.

Australia’s COVID response failed human rights, report finds

Health experts have also warned Australia is ill prepared for the next pandemic.

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A report has warned the country isn't prepared for another health emergency like COVID-19.

At least 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

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Scores of people have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. File image

Israel approves banning UN aid agency in Gaza where thousands are already starving

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A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in central Gaza City on August 27

‘Victory for human rights’: Indefinite asylum seeker detention ruled unlawful

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In a historic decision, the High Court has upended a 20-year-old determination and ruled indefinite detention of immigrants with nowhere else to go is unlawful.

‘Stop’: Doctor shares heartfelt plea to world

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Al-Awda Hospital Manager Dr Ahmed Mhanna pleaded for the Israel-Hamas war to stop as the hospital is on the verge of running out of fuel.