General
A look ahead at the big-ticket items set to shape Queensland in 2021

Queensland’s newly elected 57th Parliament is not due back in the house until the last week of February and if you’re thinking that’s one heck of a Christmas break, you would be correct.
Key points:
- At least five pieces of legislation will be in focus for Queensland Parliament in 2021
- These will target domestic violence, euthanasia, sexual assault, plastics and coronavirus
- Queensland’s parliament will reconvene after the Christmas break in February
While it is customary for the Queensland Parliament to take January off, parliament usually does sit much earlier in February and sometimes even twice in that month.
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