‘Oxymoronic’: Queensland laws found to be at odds with promise to close the gap

Productivity Commission cites harsh bail legislation as example of changes likely to exacerbate disadvantage

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The Queensland government must listen to the voices of Indigenous people if it's to reckon with its oxymoronic" approach to youth justice and stop breaking its commitment to close the gap, advocates say.

In a report this week the Productivity Commission cited changes to Queensland's harsh bail laws as an example of reform" likely to exacerbate, rather than remedy" the disadvantage faced by Aboriginal people and reverse progress on closing the gap.

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