Month: September 2015

Queensland’s Stolen Wages Reparations Scheme Taskforce is calling for public submissions ahead of its inaugural meeting in Cairns on Thursday 24 September. Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Curtis Pitt is encouraging interested parties to lodge their submissions. “We established this $21 million fund to compensate Indigenous Queenslanders who had their wages stolen by previous State Governments,” he said. “This was a shameful period in Queensland’s history and while we can never erase the hurt caused by past actions, we can seek to rectify past injustice by acknowledging what happened and offering reparations to those...

Speaking at the launch of the Human Rights for Queensland Campaign on Friday night, the Attorney General has announced that the Queensland Government will “hold a parliamentary inquiry into the issue of a Human Rights Act for Queensland in this term of government.” The Deputy Premier called on the community to make sure that their voices are heard in this process. Stressing the importance of consultation she said, “Don’t let the parliamentary committee do this on their own…this needs to be a broad community discussion…” Hon. Peter Russo MP – a champion of human rights protections for Queenslanders –...