Around half of all assaults and homicides that involve weapons happen in domestic settings, yet new laws overwhelmingly focus on public knife offences.
- Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
Jack’s Law has been expanded in Queensland despite evidence showing there was no reduction in violence as a result of the use of the hand-held scanners.
We’ve heard promises to act on domestic violence too often before. But a new Queensland plan offers public accountability measures – which could finally turn rhetoric into real action.
For decades, successive governments have cherry-picked reports on domestic violence for the easy fixes, and ignored the hard stuff. So no more summits and royal commissions – it’s time to act.
Queensland has a new Labor minority government, led by Annastacia Palaszczuk, after the shock defeat of the Liberal National Party. Labor’s pre-election promises were “modest”, leaving many now wondering…
