The Queensland Opposition has tabled a Private Member’s Bill to overhaul non-fatal strangulation laws, pushing to close loopholes and introduce an aggravated offence carrying up to 14 years behind bars.

Shadow Attorney-General Meghan Scanlon joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and revealed that nearly half of existing choking charges fail to result in convictions, calling on the government to act after allegedly sitting on a Law Reform Commission report for over a year.

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