The age of consent for all sexual acts in Queensland will be standardised at 16 after the state’s parliament voted to lower the age of consent for anal sex from 18. Queensland is the only state in Australia to have different legal ages of consent for anal and vaginal sex. The health minister, Cameron Dick, said the amendments were aimed at improving sexual health. Age of consent for anal sex: Queensland to consider joining rest of Australia Read more“Too often the conversation about the age of consent has focused on morality and, worse still, on criminality,” he told parliament. The Queensland Aids Council’s executive director, Michael Scott, welcomed the change, saying an unequal age of consent had been a barrier to equal access to healthcare.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 01:33 UTC