Calls for inquiry

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will meet the state’s family and child commissioner amid increasing calls from the opposition for an independent inquiry into the Department of Child Safety. The government is facing mounting pressure after Rick Thorburn, the foster father of 12-year-old schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer, was last week charged with her murder, with his youngest son Trent, 19, facing charges of incest, perjury and attempting to pervert the course of justice.