Shock report lifts lid on ugly secret in Cairns suburbs
Community liaison officer Yodie Batzke is one of many Cairns leaders horrified at the findings. She has been trying to lift the lid on it for years. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY.CAIRNS community leaders might be shocked by the extent of sexual abuse occurring within the notorious “M suburbs”, but admitted they weren’t surprised. A report released by the State Government has painted a hideous view of the west Cairns area highlighting incidents of gang rapes, sex assault in schools and child prostituti..>> view originalHorrific rates of sexual violence and abuse in West Cairns and ...
The lead author of a report into horrific rates of youth sexual violence and abuse in West Cairns and Aurukun, Prof Stephen Smallbone, has said he asked the Queensland government “to take great care in how and when it made those findings public”. The report, commissioned by the then premier, Anna Bligh, in 2011 and delivered to the former premier Campbell Newman in 2013, was only made public by the current Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, on Saturday. Related: Indigenous child sexu..>> view originalRob Pyne's resignation shows North Queensland is a state of mind
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Rob Pyne quits Labor party Member for Cairns Rob Pyne resigns from Queensland Labor, saying he doesn't want to be "muzzled" by the party. PT1M28S 620 349 One of the mistakes of our federation is that North Queensland is not a separate state. Politicians from north of Capricorn have long complained about the neglect of tropical Queensland by Brisbane-based governments.Last week former Labor MP now independent Member for Cairns Rob Pyne complained ..>> view original
Sunday, March 13, 2016
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