Young people are admitting crimes they didn’t commit to avoid Queensland’s harsh bail laws; housing pressures ramp up for renters; children wounded in French playground attack
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Good morning. Our top story reveals how young people in Queensland are pleading guilty to offences they did not commit – or where there is little evidence to support charges – to avoid spending long periods on remand in the state’s buckling youth justice system. Critics say Queensland’s harsh bail policies have effectively imposed extrajudicial punishments on young people who may ultimately be exonerated.
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