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 family of an Ipswich grandmother allegedly stabbed to death by a teen in a shopping centre carpark has slammed the state government’s youth crime stance and pledged to back the LNP.
A youth justice campaigner and neighbour of the Kefu family who went to their rescue during a brutal home invasion says this is the Attorney-General’s chance to fight for victims.
Queensland’s Auditor-General has delivered a scathing review of the government’s failure to address the youth crime crisis, stating it was “unclear” whether strategies were reducing repeat offending.
Child criminals are being released from detention with nowhere to go, no plans and very little support, with a state government report revealing it is helping drive reoffending rates.
Taxi and rideshare drivers are refusing jobs due to safety concerns amid the youth crime crisis plaguing the state, exacerbating driver shortages. One driver has spoken of his alleged assault, calling the police reaction “bulls**t”.
Juvenile gang members are contacting each other from inside Queensland’s youth detention centres to orchestrate attacks against fellow prisoners and staff, it can be revealed, cheating the system to do it.
New data has revealed an astonishing number of bail breaches by young Queensland criminals who are roaming the streets “freewheeling” with no consequences.
Social media platforms can be hit with fines of up to $1.5m for failing to remove videos glorifying crime or violence in Queensland, under harsh new proposed takedown laws.
Axing detention as a last resort will only lead to more young people being placed in unsafe situations, writes Matt Hawkins.
Steven Miles has revealed plans to axe “detention as a last resort”, triggering backlash from leading advocates. Was it the right move? VOTE NOW
“Violent youth gangs”, “ugly graffiti” and a young girl allegedly “dragged and kicked in the head” – just another day at these Tweed shopping centres. Here’s why everyone is fed up.
Hundreds of youth crime victims have marched on Queensland parliament before meeting the Premier, as they call for more action.
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