Queensland newspapers join forces with a message for our politicians, on behalf of our communities. This is not the state we want – one in the grip of a youth crime epidemic so widespread that readers from the border north to the Cape live in fear that it will be their car, their home or their life that is taken next.
The Palaszczuk government’s celebrated 10-point youth crime plan has been slammed as a failure amid revelations no juveniles have been slapped with one of the ‘even tougher’ measures promised. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has again failed to appear at a rally against youth crime happening outside a building she was in, this time sending a Labor backbencher who proceeded to mock protesters.
Every one of Queensland’s serious youth crime repeat offenders have drug issues, it can be revealed, as the government faces criticism from the LNP over its multimillion-dollar attempt at a solution.
Fewer than half of Queenslanders feel safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods at night, according to the latest police figures.
Emails obtained by The Courier-Mail have revealed how the Youth Justice Minister was snubbed by police after a fatal home invasion.
One in four people have been detected with a weapon at a South East Queensland train station, as a police wanding blitz finds bladed items including a machete.
The Palaszczuk Government has announced a multimillion-dollar grants program aimed at tackling youth crime on the same day teen girl allegedly attacked three police officers.
The state government insists its youth policy was “considered, measured” despite texts and emails suggesting a chaotic bid to draft new laws and a sharp focus on political fallout amid the youth crime crisis.
An elderly woman subjected to a home invasion and a woman who had her car stolen were two heartfelt stories shared during the youth crime forum in Rockhampton.
Stabbing victim Jack Beasley would have turned 21 today as the legislation in honour of the murdered Gold Coast son is made official.
Queensland’s Police Commissioner has revealed how a new crack team of intelligence officers will take steps to infiltrate online platforms to track down young criminals and stop dangerous vigilantism fed by the digital glorification of crime.
Seniors in Queensland are missing out of thousands of dollars of government support, with up to $1100 in cost-of-living rebates and $10,000 for home security for those living in certain suburbs sitting untouched. See if you’re eligible.
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