Labor voted against bill seeking to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 shortly after committing to Indigenous treaty
Queensland’s attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, says passing the bill would be ‘irresponsible’ ahead of a national approach to the ‘raise the age’ issue.Queensland’s attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, says passing the bill would be ‘irresponsible’ ahead of a national approach to the ‘raise the age’ issue.An Indigenous campaigner has accused the
But on Tuesday night, a Greens’ bill to raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 to 14 in Queensland was defeated in parliament after Labor, theIndependent MP Sandy Bolton was the only MP to vote with the Greens in favour of the bill.“It’s incredibly hypocritical to stand up and say that the Labor government will work towards the treaty while still locking up kids,” Maggie Munn, an Indigenous rights campaigner for Amnesty International Australia, said.
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