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Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Liberal Paul Scarr breaks ranks to condemn major parties, saying he will write to Queensland attorney general Labor and the Coalition are set to reject a bill that would have banned the shackling of incarcerated women during childbirth, with the government saying it was the responsibility of the states and…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian World
Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
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- The Guardian