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Premium Content  Paedophile safety is being prioritised above community concerns while the State Government stands firm on its refusal to sign up to a National Child Sex Offenders Register, a Coalition MP has declared. The Queensland Government is yet to throw its support behind the Morrison Government s $7.8m register - which would reveal an offender s name, photograph, nature of offending and general locality - citing a lack of evidence it would be effective in improving community safety. Queensland Coalition MP Julian Simmonds has lashed out at the State Government, accusing it of failing community expectations. Labor is putting these heinous criminals ahead of our kids safety and it s simply unbelievable, he said.
News by Hayden Johnson
Premium Content  Paedophile safety is being prioritised above community concerns while the State Government stands firm on its refusal to sign up to a National Child Sex Offenders Register, a Coalition MP has declared. The Queensland Government is yet to throw its support behind the Morrison Government s $7.8m register - which would reveal an offender s name, photograph, nature of offending and general locality - citing a lack of evidence it would be effective in improving community safety. Queensland Coalition MP Julian Simmonds has lashed out at the State Government, accusing it of failing community expectations. Labor is putting these heinous criminals ahead of our kids safety and it s simply unbelievable, he said.
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Subscriber only Bruce and Denise Morcombe were left stunned when a child safety lesson they were presenting in Brisbane last week ended with a surprise $300,000 donation to their foundation. The Lott by Golden Casket surprised the Morcombes with the donation on Tuesday while they were visiting the Brisbane office to share child safety tips with staff. Mr Morcombe said they were happily stunned . We have a strong vision for child safety in Australia, he said. We believe the time is right to move the goalposts and achieve the best outcomes protecting children from abuse and harm. Last year, the Foundation s National Day of Action on child safety education and awareness, Day for Daniel, reached more people than ever before, supporting children to recognise, react and report.