Lawrence Jeffcoat

The state government has announced it will implement all recommendations from an e-mobility safety inquiry. As Lawrence Jeffcoat explains, the changes will mean only over 16s will be able to ride e-mobility devices and they will be required to hold a learner licence. Watch 10 News at 1pm and 10 News Queensland at 5pm for a full rundown of the changes. | @LKJeffcoat

It has been a massive week at state parliament, including a report released into the safety of e-mobility devices, which outlined 28 recommended new restrictions in Queensland. As Lawrence Jeffcoat explains, new laws are set to be rolled out tonight, which will ban two phrases deemed antisemitic. Watch 10 News Queensland at 5pm for the latest on the changes to hate speech laws | @LKJeffcoat

Construction of the new Glasshouse Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre on Brisbane’s riverfront is now complete, with its doors set to open next month. The QPAC team is now undertaking training and testing to ensure the best patron experience before the 1,500-capacity auditorium’s program of local and international productions commences from late-March. Queenslanders are also invited to attend a free community day to explore the new theatre on March 7. | @LKJeffcoat

Tens of thousands of Queensland teachers are striking across the state for the second time this year. The action, though, comes in the middle of a critical week for students, disrupting some exams, but teachers say they've had enough. Lawrence Jeffcoat was at one of the rallies in Brisbane. Watch 10 News Queensland at 5pm for the full story | @LKJeffcoat

Teachers across the state will go on strike on Tuesday next week for the second time this year. Classes will be cancelled, and parents are being asked to keep their children at home. Watch 10 News Queensland at 5pm for the full story | @LKJeffcoat

In a surprise move, the federal government is pushing states and territories to reverse course and loosen their bail laws. Lawrence Jeffcoat reports | @LKJeffcoat

The Queensland government has passed new laws today which will allow the public to apply to view images of child sex offenders living in their community. It will be called Daniel’s Law in honour of murdered Sunshine Coast schoolboy Daniel Morcombe. Lawrence Jeffcoat explains the register’s three-tiered system. Watch 10 News Queensland at 5pm for the full story | @LKJeffcoat

A Katter’s Australian Party press conference was derailed this morning after Bob Katter threatened a journalist when asked about his Lebanese heritage. The dramatic scenes unfolded outside Parliament House in Brisbane as the KAP MPs addressed the media calling for the condemnation of Hamas, and discussing planned Marches across Australia on Sunday. Bob Katter called the journalist “a racist” and said, “Don’t say that because that irritates me and I’ll punch blokes in the mouth for saying that.”

The Queensland Government is scrambling amid claims a convicted child rapist was working at a Logan childcare centre. It comes just a day after another man was charged for child abuse, at a separate centre in Brisbane. Lawrence Jeffcoat is following the story.