‘Disgraceful and gutless’: Queensland deputy premier pilloried for attack on judiciary

Steven Miles said a magistrate's decision to release children locked in Townsville watch house was a media stunt'

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Queensland's deputy premier, Steven Miles, has been accused of engaging in a disgraceful" breach of the separation of powers for claiming the safety of residents was being held to ransom by rogue courts and rogue justices".

At a press conference on Friday, Miles said a decision by a Townsville magistrate to release several children being held on remand in the local watch house was a media stunt", prompting fierce pushback from civil liberties veteran Terry O'Gorman.

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