No silver bullet: Why youth detention will only end in disaster
Axing detention as a last resort will only lead to more young people being placed in unsafe situations, writes Matt Hawkins.
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.
‘Irresponsible smokescreen’: Premier slammed over youth crime crackdown
Steven Miles has revealed plans to axe “detention as a last resort”, triggering backlash from leading advocates. Was it the right move? VOTE NOW
‘Eshay Disneyland’: Why people are terrified of visiting these shops
“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.
Premier’s promise as crime victims march on parliament
Hundreds of youth crime victims have marched on Queensland parliament before meeting the Premier, as they call for more action.
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Rumours, revolt and state secrets: Untold story of Katarina Carroll’s Qantas lounge bombshell
Inside the exclusive Qantas Chairman’s Lounge, Katarina Carroll dropped a bombshell on the Miles government. This is the untold story of that moment.
Blood on streets, fury on frontline: Inside dramatic downfall of Qld’s police commissioner
It took less than 14 days for Queensland’s top cop to go from vowing to finish the job on youth crime to quitting her post. Here’s how it played out.
Chilling warning as ex-Army security guard patrols blue-chip Brisbane suburbs
Terrified residents in affluent Brisbane suburbs are forking out thousands a week on a private security guard and his highly-trained dogs to deter ‘out of control’ youth criminals.
Poll bombshell: Steven Miles dealt blow as Qld drowns in fear
Premier Steven Miles says the state government has ‘more police in the field than ever’ despite brutal polling revealing even Labor voters have lost faith amid the crime crisis. SEE THE POLL RESULTS
Assistant minister hoses down talk of defection over youth crime
Bruce Saunders has moved to assure Labor colleagues he would not defect to Katter’s Australian Party over the youth crime issue. VOTE IN OUR POLL
The poll numbers that show Miles has his work cut out on crime
In politics, perception becomes truth – and there’s a perception among Queenslanders that it’s only a matter of time before they join the list of youth crime victims, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
Editor’s view: Game-changer that should cement Miles’s legacy
After nine wasted years by the Labor government, new premier Steven Miles has taken an approach to youth crime that could be a game-changer, writes the editor.
Katarina Carroll breaks silence over cop’s stand-down saga
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says she’s disappointed in how an officer’s standing down has been handled as talks with the union to resolve the issue begin.
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