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Senior police have defended claims of the Gold Coast district being under-resourced.

Boy arrested after break-in spree faces ‘adult crime, adult time’

The 16-year-old has been charged after a string of break-ins at businesses across Ipswich and south Brisbane this month.

  • Cameron Atfield

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A 15-year-old boy accused of a terrifying machete attack and armed robbery in St Kilda

Boy, 15, accused of slashing man with machete in St Kilda shows ‘no sign of slowing down’

A teenager who allegedly slashed a stranger across the head with a machete on a busy St Kilda street to steal a car wants to be freed on bail following an alleged nine-month crime spree.

  • Erin Pearson
Accommodation cells in the Boys’ unit at the Cairns watch-house taken from the ‘Cairns and Murgon watch‑houses inspection report’ delivered September, 2024.

Queensland’s tough youth crime agenda slammed in human rights report

Significant concerns are held for children in contact with Australia’s youth justice system, including those held in custody in adult facilities in Queensland.

  • Courtney Kruk
Cassandra Renfrey’s son Connor is enrolled at a school for disengaged kids which is having to turn students away.

The school of last resort saved Cassandra’s son. Lack of space means others are turned away

The Pavilion School in Epping was a lifeline for teen Connor Renfrey, but dozens of young people are languishing on a waiting list.

  • Alex Crowe
The report noted the average daily number of kids in youth detention rose again in 2023-24 to 286 – 86 per cent were on remand.

Breach of bail drives lift in kids court numbers as detention strains

The Childrens Court president used a report to warn about the “struggle” with growing incarceration numbers – which the LNP expects new laws to push higher.

  • Matt Dennien
Advocates met with LNP MPs before the passage of the “Making Queensland Safer” laws.

LNP’s ‘adult time’ youth crime laws pass parliament with Labor backing

While opposition MPs highlighted concerns raised by stakeholders, and the fast-tracked process, all supported the laws – though one is considering her future.

  • Matt Dennien
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Labor’s shadow attorney-general Meaghan Scanlon.

LNP blocks Labor move for more scrutiny of youth crime laws

Parliamentary debate has begun over the government’s controversial proposed laws, with Labor trying – and failing – to have key parts delayed until early 2025.

  • Matt Dennien
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington (left) has conceded the LNP’s new youth crime laws are ‘incompatible’ with human rights, but Premier David Crisafulli (right) is standing by the legislation.

Crisafulli uses new data to defend youth crime laws ‘incompatible’ with human rights

Premier David Crisafulli has defended his government’s new youth crime laws after his own attorney-general conceded they would be a violation of human rights.

  • Cameron Atfield

LNP MPs rubber-stamp controversial youth justice changes for vote

A parliamentary committee tasked with brief scrutiny of the hardline proposed laws have waded through hearings and 186 submissions. The verdict split along party lines.

  • Matt Dennien
During the first leaders’ debate on October 3, then opposition leader David Crisafulli pledged to resign as premier if he could not get crime victim rates down.

Victims support harsher sentencing, but it’s not all they want

The LNP is standing firm on its plan to cement “consequences for actions” and punish young offenders. Will it deliver what victims of violent crime say is missing?

  • Courtney Kruk

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