Close Schools/Colleges/Universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.We would like the government to at least consider closing schools/colleges/universities down in the coming weeks or as soon as possible, in addition to taking necessary actions to prevent further spread.More detailsWe would like the Government or Parliament to enforce this action due to the growing fear among parents and students that attend school. The ability to focus or concentrate is affected in addition to the growing fears of the Corona-virus. In our view, the government and health officials around the world are more "reactive" rather than "proactive". This will result in more spread as time is given for the virus to do so. We hope to come to an agreement as soon as possible in a timely manner.

Enough is enough Queenslander Let us band together and make sure Di Farmer knows we want the Youth Justice Act change. 1) Minimum Mandatory Sentences 2) Remove detention as a last resort 3) Serious repeat Youth Offender do not qualify for bail. 4) Youth housing outside family home needs to be completely reviewed minimum standards of supervision.  5) Early Intervention on kids at risk 6) Early Education in schools 7) Relocating sentencing. 8) Absolute consequences no more softly softly its not working. 9) A complete review of Youth Detention centres whats working what is not. 10) Complete review of rehabilitation of youth offenders what is working what is not. 11) Impact assessment of Domestic Violence and family breakdown and the effects and statistics of Children of these families who go onto to become criminals. 12) Impact assessment of families in poverty and the effects and statistics of children of these families who go onto become criminals. 13) impact assessment and statistics on Mental Health of Juvenile Youth Offenders and what is being done to stabilise them. 14) Jack's Law - a wand should be standard issue for all police and should be legal to wand anyone any time but in particular youthss          

This is a petition to send the 2 nineteen year old girls who recently travelled from Victoria to Sydney then home to QLD to jail for the maximum penalty available. These girls have fraudulently declared that they had not been to Victoria when they had, placing the entire of QLD at risk of a full lockdown while jeopardising the lives, health, and financial welfare of the QLD community. We need to ensure a slap on the wrist punishment does not occur and the maximum penalty is applied so people will think twice before lying and refusing to self isolate. 

The fatal car accident in Alexandra Hills on Tuesday 26 January, 2021 killing Kate Leadbetter, Matthew Field and their unborn son Miles could have been avoided if youth laws were tougher. Kate and Matthew were walking their much loved dogs on Tuesday afternoon when allegedly hit by a stolen Landcruiser, driven by a 17 year old. The youth justice system needs to be reviewed. Do we have sufficient  resources in the community for youths?   Do youths understand the support that is available to them? What process is in place to support or councell children living with parents or guardians who have committed crimes? There is a  lot of work undertaken to review and update existing systems and laws and implement changes.  We all recognise that more is needed to stop youth criminal activity and Government need to pass new laws. Penalties need to fit the crime. 17 year olds who committ heinous crimes ie rape, murder or continually break the law, to be tried in the adult court. Intervention for children living with adults who commit crimes, is never too early. By law, all stillbirths in Australia must be registered with Births, Deaths and Marriages in your State or Territory.  Why then, is an unborn baby not recognised as a human in our courts? Now is the time for Goverment to address the need for a new law to be passed, recognising unborn babies as human beings in the courts. Now is the time for change. Now is the time to introduce new laws. We are a community in mourning, angry, frustrated and confused as to why this tragedy has happened.   It is not only in the Redland City community, these senseless tragic accidents are happening across Australia and impacting on many family and friends. We need to be united and act now to help prevent other innocent families and friends enduring the heartache of senseless deaths. #KateMattyMiles  #EnoughIsEnough

My name is Mark Kilian and both my wife Anneli and I arrived in Sydney from our home in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning hoping to say good bye to my father who has terminal pancreatic cancer.   We received permission to enter Australia from the Dept Of Home Affairs and a provisional quarantine exemption from NSW Health based on compassionate grounds. However QLD Health has rejected our quarantine exemption application multiple times. All we are hoping is to see my dad Frans before he passes and to say goodbye. Time is of the essence as he is not expected to last much more than a few days. He was rushed to Robina hospital late Tuesday afternoon as his condition became critical after hearing that we would not be able to come and see him. My Mother who is 91 requires 24/7 care and although she has a wonderful carer, who along with my family has been wonderful and supportive, it has still been challenging since Dad's condition rendered him unable to care for her.  We have a charter flight booked and paid for ready to fly us to the Gold Coast airport at any moment and escort us door to door to see my Dad. This was the prerequisite from NSW Health for granting us the provisional travel exemption. We are both fully vaccinated since April, me with Pfizer and my wife with Moderna and we have negative covid tests from our departure in Los Angeles as well as negative results from the swabs done at our arrival at Sydney Airport.  My Dad's doctor emphasized in an appeal letter to QLD Health that we present a minimal health risk to the people of Queensland, and the Department Of Home Affairs determined that 'the circumstances outweigh the risk to the Australian community.' We are also supported by the United States consulate which in an appeal to QLD Health stated that 'we urge the Queensland government to also balance the compelling compassionate circumstances of this dying Australian citizen and his family against the extremely low risk to community public health.' We are appealing to QLD Health to grant us the quarantine exemption based on compassionate grounds to have the opportunity of saying goodbye to my dying Father and to be able to be there to care for my Mother.  Please help us, Mark and Anneli

Australia's apex predator, the dingo, is headed to extinction very quickly due to current legislations. The dingo is not only a culturally significant species but is absolutely crucial to Australia's unique eco system as a top order predator. We urge you to speak up and show that we do NOT want another (iconic) species to become extinct. This petition is to show there IS a need for a dingo education and conservation sanctuary to be established in FNQ. If the dingo can not be listed as a native species, then unfortunately our only way of protecting their existence is through a captive environment (sanctuary)  Biosecurity QLD have only ONE goal in mind...to completely eradicate, with no ifs, buts or maybes. By signing this petition you are not only helping to give a voice to the voiceless but you are also showing Government that we will not stand by and watch the dingo disappear. Our contribution to a solution (in QLD) is a sanctuary where they can safely live out their life without fear of persecution.

The return to school date was delayed two weeks from 21st of January to the 7th of February for all Queensland children under the guise that they wanted to give parents and children enough time to be vaccinated before returning to school, however, there are still 8,000 teachers in Queensland who refuse to roll up their sleeves irrespective of the threats by the QLD education minister, Grace Grace, that they are to be sacked if they aren't to meet the mandate deadline.  This petition is to express national disgust in the Australian Federal Government, Education Minister Grace Grace and QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.   We, the citizens of Queensland, request that the government review their policies and allow all teachers, especially those who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated be return to work immediately with no exemptions. We request that Annastacia Palaszczuk and Grace Grace stop delaying, impeding and interfering with our children's education using such coercion and abuse of power.   These teachers are the guidelines of our future. They are the motivation and the wisdom that will grow the next generation of Australians.  We, the Queensland population, are unsure how you, Annastacia Palaszczuk and you, Grace Grace, such highly educated people have have forgotten the importance and the role that educators have played in your lives, for you to just cast them aside now. These women and men are not disposable, and we are disgraced that you would treat them as such, instead of choosing to implement policies to protect them, and thus protect our children's education. Finally, this petition is to express total support of the Teachers Professional Association of Queensland in their support and protection of those teachers who have chosen not to vaccinate. We agree with your statement that unvaccinated teachers are able to continue to work effectively from the classroom and that no one should be punished for their decisions to exercise their right to body autonomy. Please hold tight in your fight against this corrupt government and know that us Queenslanders, the mothers and fathers of the children you teach, we value you, and we are standing right behind you in complete unity. Thank you for all you do.  (Note: Please do not donate money to this petition. Instead, share it in whatever capacity you can. Thank you.)

My pop has stage 4 brain cancer and was operated on in Sydney last week to have the tumours removed. He now has to face chemoradiotherapy in Queensland but is not being exempted from hotel quarantine. He will have to go through his treatment while living in a small room with just a bed and no balcony for 2 weeks. We are pushing for him to be allowed to quarantine in the comfort of his own home.  Not only does the hotel quarantine impose unnecessary costs on top of the costs he has already endured, but it will play a huge effect on his mental health and potentially effect his further treatment.  Please sign this petition in support for my Pop to home quarantine!! My family is desperate for something to be done to help him.  We love him so much and want his treatment to go as well as possible to give us more time with him.  Thank you so much for your time. 

In the state of Queensland, transgender individuals are required to undergo invasive sexual reassignment surgery before they can legally change the gender on their birth certificate. Every state and territory (with the exception of Queensland and New South Wales) has removed this requirement, as it merely serves as a pointless obstacle to transgender people who are unable or unwilling to have the surgery. Transgender people should not be required to undergo this invasive surgery, and the Queensland government should, as many governments before it have, ditch this unnecessary and inhumane requirement and allow transgender people to have their gender legally recognised without the need for surgery. 

The murder of parents-to-be Matty Field and Kate Leadbetter at Alexandra Hills on 26th January, by a 17 year old male who was erratically driving a stolen Landcruiser has our entire nation in shock. Even more so when it is revealed the 17 year old was already out on bail for UPWARDS OF 50 OTHER CRIMINAL CHARGES!! Queensland Police go on to confirm that this murderer will be facing the “Children’s Court” the following day. Apart from his age - how on earth does this disgrace of a human deserve to have the same privileges and protection as that given to a child? Is this vial person going to know better in a few months when he turns 18? Unlikely.  We purchased our latest home 10 months ago and in that time we have had our house and cars burgled 3 times. All 3 times by “children” aged between 14-17 years old. Barely a weekend goes by these so-called “children” haven’t stolen - or attempted to steal - property or vehicles from our area. We, as a community, work together to gather CCTV footage for the police (who truly do an awesome job at trying to track down these criminals), but once they are put in front of the Magistrate, they get a slap on the wrist and sent back out into the community like nothing has happened! Something needs to change! If these “kids” are old enough to commit adult crimes, they are old enough to do adult time. If the 17 year old MAN who killed these two beautiful people in Alexandra Hills had been trialled the same as any other adult for his previous 50 offences, there is no way he would’ve been on the roads yesterday and these two innocent people and their unborn child would still be here today. ITS TIME WE PUT OUR FOOT DOWN AS A COMMUNITY AND DEMAND CHANGE!! The 17 year old has been remanded in custody to reappear via video link March 24 so we still have time for the community to put pressure on the State Government so change happens!!!