Health minister Cameron Dick told the parliament on Wednesday that the government would legislate to make 16 the age of consent across all lawful sexual activity.

Currently, the age of consent for anal sex in Queensland is 18, and 16 for all other sexual acts.

The announcement comes after an expert panel found the inconsistent age of consent had "adverse consequences" for young people, and made it harder to access information on safe sex.



"Making this change addresses a long standing case of legislative discrimination against gay men," Dick told the parliament.