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• Child Safety and Youth Justice drive non-government jobs in Queensland

  Published: 22 August 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government is continuing to create jobs across Queensland, funding thousands of frontline jobs in the non-government sector.

• Major corporations and community organisations to unite against domestic violence

  Published: 21 August 2019

  The Queensland Government is calling on the corporate and community sectors to join the fight against domestic violence at a forum next month.

• Young offenders give back to the Townsville community

  Published: 20 August 2019

  Young offenders have performed almost 4,000 hours of community service in Townsville, as well as the Burdekin, Palm Island, Ingham and Charters Towers during 2018–19.

• Child protection reform to give children a voice

  Published: 15 August 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government wants to hear from Queenslanders on the future of the state’s child protection legislation – especially children and young people who’ve been in care.

• New Women’s Health and Wellbeing Service officially opened on the Sunshine Coast

  Published: 08 August 2019

  Sunshine Coast women will have more help to escape domestic violence and rebuild their lives with the opening of a new women’s wellbeing service funded by the Palaszczuk Government.

• TAFE helps break the cycle for young offenders

  Published: 25 July 2019

  Young people in contact with the youth justice system will get vocational training support under a new initiative to help them break the cycle furthering their chances to get jobs.

• Palaszczuk Government releases Youth Justice Strategy Action Plan

  Published: 25 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government has today released its Youth Justice Strategy Action Plan, which outlines the actions being taken across the whole of government to implement Queensland’s first ever Youth Justice Strategy, released in December 2018.

• High-Risk Teams help keep DV victims safer

  Published: 25 July 2019

  An independent evaluation of a Queensland trial of integrated responses to domestic violence has found the Palaszczk Government’s new High Risk Teams are intervening more quickly to keep victims of domestic and family violence safer.

• Child Safety reforms: the next five years

  Published: 25 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government has today laid out the next steps in an ambitious agenda to reform the state’s child protection system.

• $340,000 for Doomadgee Women's Shelter

  Published: 23 July 2019

  Women fleeing domestic and family violence in Doomadgee will have a safe place to go with more than $340,000 secured to continue operating the Doomadgee Women’s Shelter.

• $3.6 million for Peggy’s Place

  Published: 22 July 2019

  Women experiencing domestic and family violence on the Sunshine Coast will have a safe place to go with $3.6 million secured for five years to continue operating Peggy’s Place Women’s Shelter and Mobile Domestic Violence Support Service.

• Indigenous families to lead youth justice decisions in new trial

  Published: 19 July 2019

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families whose children are in contact with the youth justice system will now have a stronger voice in decisions made about their children.

• A good excuse to stay in your pyjamas this Friday

  Published: 18 July 2019

  It’s the perfect excuse to stay in your pyjamas all day while supporting an organisation that helps vulnerable Queensland children.

• Queensland kids benefit from award winning training

  Published: 18 July 2019

  More than 2,000 Queensland child protection workers have completed an award-winning training course aimed at helping children overcome trauma and live happy lives, with 3,500 more enrolled.

• Zero children in Brisbane City Watch House

  Published: 17 July 2019

  As of this morning, 17 July 2019, there were zero children held on remand in the Brisbane City Watch House.

• $414,000 to expand Transition 2 Success in Gold Coast and Mount Isa

  Published: 17 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government is supporting young people in contact with the Youth Justice system on the Gold Coast and in Mount Isa, with new funding to roll out the successful Transition 2 Success (T2S) program in both locations.

• Queensland corporates and community orgs called to take action against domestic violence

  Published: 16 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government is calling on Queensland’s corporate sector and community organisations to pledge their commitment to acting against domestic and family violence in the state.

• $7M for Townsville’s Lighthouse Service

  Published: 16 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government is backing local Townsville service The Lighthouse into the future with funding of almost $7 million through until 2023.

• Logan Community Youth Response set to begin

  Published: 15 July 2019

  Two local service providers will start rolling out a key initiative of the Palaszczuk Government’s Youth Justice Reforms aimed at preventing at risk young people from offending and reoffending in Logan from next week.

• Extra bail support for Rockhampton and Yeppoon

  Published: 15 July 2019

  Young Rockhampton and Yeppoon people in contact with the youth justice system now have better access to services to help them stay out of custody and watch houses thanks to new bail support services that commenced late last week.

• New service diverts young Mount Isa people from crime

  Published: 11 July 2019

  An initiative to address youth crime in Mount Isa is already paying off, with a new 24/7 hub connecting at-risk youth with support and services and helping drive down youth crime rates.

• Palaszczuk government to refer consent laws to Queensland Law Reform Commission

  Published: 09 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government will refer the matter of consent in rape and sexual assault cases to the Queensland Law Reform Commission, Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath and Minster for Women Di Farmer announced today.

• New service targets family violence on Palm Island

  Published: 05 July 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government is supporting people experiencing domestic and family violence on Palm Island with $893,000 in funding over three years for a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Violence Support Service.

• Child Safety keeps up with demand, rain, hail or shine

  Published: 04 July 2019

  Queensland’s child safety sector is commencing more investigations than ever, despite increased demand and severe weather events.

• Flow-on benefits a buzz for at risk youths

  Published: 04 July 2019

  Under the guise of a local library coffee shop, Project Booyah, a Townsville based leadership and mentoring program is cleverly serving up a life changing program for young people at risk of offending.