Communications minister urges people to check if they will be affected as 3G network goes dark. Follow the day’s news liveReactions to the Queensland election result are continuing this morning, with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek focusing on the Green’s disappointing one seat haul.Speaking on Channel 7’s Sunrise, she said The Greens’ blocking of legislation in the Senate and MP Max Chandler-Mather’s support for the CFMEU were to blame:People were saying they were shocked [by] Max Chandler-Mather standing up and defending the… criminal elements of the CFMEU on the back of a truck with a megaphone, instead of voting for housing, cheaper housing and more of it to be built.They’re holding up housing reform. In my area, holding up environmental law reform, the establishment of an environment protection agency is something environmentalists have been calling on for decades and it’s The Greens that are blocking it.At the moment, you’ve got kids in watch-houses because the government hasn’t planned and delivered those things. We will. I do believe we do need corrective facilities. But we also need other alternates. I’ve spoken about circuit-breaker sentencing where we can send kids to remote areas that aren’t a jail but give the education, structure and discipline to turn their life around. I’ve spoken about early intervention skills.We’ll deliver those early in Queensland. The question is a very relevant one, but the answer has to be in two parts. Stronger laws do act as a deterrent. Stronger laws do make sure there are consequences for bad behaviour. If you aren’t doing early intervention and rehabilitation, it means nothing. At the moment, what’s happening in Queensland is – there’s a 72-hour plan when a child leaves youth detention, and half the kids aren’t even getting that. Spho-72 hours isn’t enough. We need a 12-month plan, 6 months intensive, to give every person the ability to turn their life around. The 91% reoffending rate is broken. You’ve got to try and do better than that. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/oct/28/australia-news-live-telstra-and-optus-shut-down-3g-network-crisafulli-and-deputy-to-form-interim-cabinet-in-queensland
Author : Mostafa Rachwani
Publish date : 2024-10-27 21:00:27
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Australia news live: Telstra and Optus shut down 3G network; Crisafulli and deputy to form interim cabinet in Queensland
