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By Denham Sadler

In several Australian jurisdictions, police watch houses have become quasi-prison cells, as punitive crackdowns on bail and other “tough on crime” measures have filled jails across the country.

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Queensland prison authorities will no longer be required to consider and act in a way that is compatible with human rights when making decisions that affect people in prison, under legislation the state government has introduced to Parliament.

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Including a report released into youth education in Tasmania, a review into transfer of children to adult prisons in VIC and more.

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An arrest warrant gives police authority to arrest a person. But what happens when that person is believed to be inside somebody else’s home?

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