13 arrests, 69 charges – but tougher sentencing ‘saved my boy’
A woman who six months ago asked for her carjacking son to be locked up says harsher sentencing and other support has helped rehabilitate him.
Enough is Enough
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.
Qld postcodes where kid crims can now live with ankle trackers
Queensland will expand its trial of GPS trackers to three more cities, allowing juvenile offenders to live in the community. SEE WHERE
Editor’s view: Accused teens laughing in the face of justice
The very public defiance shown by alleged teen criminals marks a new and deeply disturbing mentality, writes the editor.
‘Think we’re idiots?’ Dad of youth crime victim slams deckchair shuffle
The father of a teenager murdered by two youths has blasted Queensland’s ministerial reshuffle, saying nothing will change.
‘Your family will be next’: Family’s graveside youth crime plea
The family of a beloved mum killed in a triple-fatal crash allegedly involving a stolen car are calling on the Premier to take ‘real action’ on youth crime before more lives are lost. Watch their powerful message here.
WATCH: Frustrated Qld police discuss complexities of youth crime
One former Queensland youth offender opens up in a new documentary on how a police officer was the catalyst for change in his life, leading him back to school and looking for work. Watch the video
The Palaszczuk interview: ‘No one ever said I was going to be Premier’
In an exclusive interview, Annastacia Palaszczuk opens up on the cabinet reshuffle and her next successor, including one legitimate leadership contender.
‘End the secrecy’: Cracking the code to Qld’s biggest problems
The challenges to solve three of Queensland’s biggest issues remain plain for all to see. Here is what the experts say.
Hanson slams ‘twisted’ youth crime social media notoriety
Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson is demanding students be taught about the consequences of breaking the law and hooning, as well as the devastation felt by victims, in school.
Cabinet shake-up must be followed by solutions
The three ministers tasked by the Premier to turn things around in the three areas causing the most problems for Queenslanders have been gifted a remarkable opportunity – and they must act immediately, writes The Editor
Shock new role as Premier swears in cabinet amid ministry turmoil
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s new cabinet is being sworn in, with former Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman given a brand new portfolio as well as the continually plagued Health portfolio. SEE THE FULL LIST OF CHANGES
Union heavyweight and D’Ath question Premier refuses to answer
It should be no surprise that a union heavyweight was spotted in the corridors of power as the Premier’s cabinet reshuffle played out. This is George Street Beat.
Cabinet reshuffle anything but a ‘new beginning’
Opinion: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says this week’s cabinet reshuffle will revitalise the leadership of her third-term government. But it was really about just one thing, writes Stephanie Bennett.
Policy audit as new minister targets ‘hard nut’ offenders
Di Farmer has promised a ‘laser focus’ as she returns to the youth justice portfolio, saying she will target ‘hard nut’ offenders amid widespread community concern.
No consequences: Opposition slams ministerial ‘side-shoe shuffle’
The Opposition has slammed Labor’s Cabinet reshuffle as failing to punish strife-torn ministers enough for their mounting failures.
Premier’s shake-up: Rising star takes housing, Youth Justice Minister confirmed
Fixing Queensland’s housing crisis has been handed to the youngest MP in cabinet, while child safety and youth crime will be split between two ministers, in a major frontbench shake-up.
‘Couldn’t have waited’: Inside story of Labor’s shock reshuffle
A shuffle of the Palaszczuk’s government’s frontbench had been building behind the scenes for weeks, but it wasn’t just voters who were caught out by the news of a major Cabinet shake-up.
Editor’s view: The reshuffle Labor had to have to survive
A reset on the state’s three most critical issues is necessary, and it is good the Premier has finally come to acknowledge it, writes the editor.
‘No end in sight’: Dutton blasts tech giants over youth crime
The youth crime crisis in Queensland is ‘out of control’ and being inflamed by social media, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has declared, as he demands tech giants step up.
Palaszczuk already losing youth justice conversation so why not try to control it?
Annastacia Palaszczuk doesn’t want a probe into Queensland’s youth crime problem because she’ll worry the LNP will seize on any negatives and use them against Labor in the election, writes Jessica Marszalek.
More than 70 serious youth crims shacked up in our suburbs
More than 70 of Queensland’s serious youth offenders are living in “melting pot” state-run care homes on suburban streets where they’re enticed into committing crimes, as facilities struggle to cope.
Top brass join officers to keep knives off the streets of Cairns
Queensland Police’s top brass have joined in a demonstration of powerful new laws that give police the ability to stop and search members of the public in Cairns’ Safe Night Precinct. Here’s what they found.
‘What are they getting up to?’: School youth crime fears
A major school issue has been linked to Queensland’s youth crime fears in another worry for the state.
‘Massive impact’: Community-led patrols combat youth crime
Residents on Palm Island have taken spiralling youth crime issues into their own hands with a new night patrol group that’s already seen an “extraordinary” reduction in property crime.
‘Next Alice Springs’: Crisis talks begin in youth crime war room
A crowd of more than 100 people has gathered at a Rockhampton park as a city at the centre of “anti-crime” vigilantism calls for change. VIDEO, UPDATES
‘Extreme resistance’: Palaszczuk faces blowback from own union
A major union warns its workers will deploy “extreme resistance” should the government’s youth justice measures make jails less safe for workers.
Qld youth crime plea: ‘Let’s see how tough they are’
Queensland’s youth crime scourge shows no signs of stopping – and couriermail.com.au readers have had enough. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Lawyers, human rights boss slam Queensland youth justice plan
The state’s human rights commissioner has fired a warning over the Premier’s controversial youth justice laws in a parliamentary committee, while lawyers say they won’t work.
My night spent in Qld’s most crime-riddled community
A Saturday night in the Queensland community with the worst youth crime rate in the state throws a horrifying mix of incidents at the police struggling to keep residents safe. SEE THE FOOTAGE
‘Poverty in your face’: Third-world state of Mount Isa’s broken homes
Many have nothing, living in housing commission homes, while others are gainfully employed, driving a new Toyota. This is Mount Isa – Queensland’s outback crime capital. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘Not a game’: Plea for parents to intervene after 11 knife murders in a year
A top cop has aired his frustration at knife crime following the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man south of Brisbane, urging parents to help end the “absolute rubbish”.
Crime town mayor’s solution to tackle booze ban evasion
Mount Isa’s Mayor has a plan to curb alcohol-fuelled violence as people circumvent the current “gentlemen’s agreement” on liquor sales.
‘Tradies, families, mums and dads’: Premier’s beef with booze ban
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has cast doubt on three Queensland mayors’ proposal to restrict alcohol sales in their crime-hit towns. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Crime wave in real time: 13 CCTV cameras capture teens at war
A Mount Isa local is so worried about youth crime in his street has set up 13 security cameras and sleeps during the day so he can protect his property at night.
Social media hero-worship of delinquents must be squashed
A move to dim the bragging rights of brazen juveniles by forcing social media platforms to take action on posts depicting crime is welcome, but may prove as hard to police as our youth criminals, writes Kylie Lang.
Premier pushes unproven strategy to tackle youth crime epidemic
A report quietly released this week has failed to back Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s latest plan to tackle youth crime.
Queensland mayors call for liquor bans to curb crime
Mayors in Queensland’s crime-hit north are calling for NT-style liquor restrictions to be introduced to curb alcohol-fuelled crime in their cities.
Editor’s view: Wakeup call as youth crime grips entire state
It took the tragic murder of a young mother in the southeast for the state government to begin acknowledging the extent of regional juvenile crime, writes the editor.
‘Can’t be everywhere’: Premier defends absence from crime-hit Qld city
After days of requests, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made the trip up the Toowoomba Range to visit victims of the escalating youth crime crisis, defending her apparent absence from the city as she asks to hear locals’ own accounts.
‘Running off fumes’: Kids come to gym desperate for direction
They come to his gym hungry, dehydrated, malnourished or high, but former NRL player John Doyle is determined to help Mt Isa’s youth find a way out of their disadvantage.
Youth crime crackdown ‘threatens human rights catastrophe’
The state’s youth crime crackdown threatens a surge in children ion already-crowded detention centres and even adult watchhouses, critics say.
Teen gangsters dodge conviction as judge outlines ‘worst violence’ he has seen
A judge has characterised a video played in court the worst violence he has ever seen in his 18 years in his role, as nine youths were sentenced over a pair of brutal bashings in inner Brisbane.
Fears ‘abhorrent’ youth crime move could trigger ‘human rights emergency’
The state government’s decision to breach human rights law to put its new youth crime measures in place is “abhorrent” and could trigger a “human rights emergency in a broken system” according to Amnesty International.
Govt slammed for lack of public consultation time on youth crime
The state government has been accused of “not prioritising” youth justice for allocating less than three days for public submissions on its new youth crime legislation.
PTSD, depression, anxiety: Grieving dad slams ‘biased’ support of young offenders
The father of a slain Sunshine Coast teen has slammed what he says is an imbalance in funding support after a slew of youth crime measures were announced.
Gang of thieves use ram service station doors with fire extinguishers
A group of at least 11 offenders took off with thousands of dollars of cigarettes and fled the scene in a convoy of three stolen vehicles. WATCH THE VIDEO.
‘Poisoned in the womb’: Tackling alcohol syndrome key to fixing youth crime
Mental heath checks of all youths entering the youth justice has been suggested as a new tactic in the fight against an alarming over representation of Indigenous youth offenders within the justice system.
‘I felt sick’: Teens allegedly steal cancer survivor’s new dream car
A pensioner and cancer survivor were left fuming after videos emerged of the teens who police allege stole their brand new “dream car” before they were arrested hiding in bushland.
Delicate balance when tackling youth crime crisis
The State Government is committed to achieving a balance between safety, helping young people turn their lives around and holding serious repeat offenders to account, writes Minister for Youth Justice Leanne Linard.
‘Deeply concerning’: Youth crime laws ‘incompatible’ with human rights
The state government has conceded its new youth crime measures are a breach of human rights but will push through with the laws anyway.
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