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Two youth justice schools aimed at keeping at-risk teen youth off the streets could open in Queensland if the LNP win government next month. But Premier Steven Miles says it will amount to a cut in education support for repeat offenders.
A Courier-Mail journalist was barred from publishing information on every youth crime case at a local Queensland court and now the magistrate’s boss has responded.
Former Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey has challenged both sides of politics to make it clear to the public what are their policies on crime.
The anger has been there for years, but it is still white-hot – and it’s now increasingly clear that this might be the issue that tips Labor from office, writes the editor.
A mother living in a Queensland town overrun by crime has revealed her 10-year-old son is so terrified he sleeps with a shard of glass under his pillow to protect his family.
Adults are more than five times more likely to see jail time than youths for certain offences, new figures show, as the Opposition doubles down on its “adult crime, adult time” policy.
Few Queenslanders are better equipped to discuss crime than this victim-turned-candidate, writes the editor.
Premier Steven Miles insists his Labor MP who once labelled crime a “media beat up” can defeat grieving father Russell Field in a must-win bayside seat.
Russell Field whose son, daughter-in-law and unborn grandson were killed when they were hit by a stolen car on Australia Day in 2021 has been officially endorsed as an LNP candidate.
Mobile phones and smart watches are the items thieves are targeting as an electronic crime wave crashes over the southeast, after the highest theft victim count since 1995. SEE THE MAP
The state government’s $5b Copperstring project will be parlayed at attack Queensland’s youth crime epidemic at the source.
Crime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
A youth crime crisis is gripping the state – so what can we do about it? ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Premier Steven Miles has fast-tracked the appointment of a dedicated cross-border commissioner as young criminals run riot in a southern Queensland town.
Crime has spiralled out of control over the past decade with assaults, car theft and robbery spiking nearly 300 per cent in parts of Queensland.
Australians living in the bush have revealed their biggest concerns, many of which reflect those of their city-slicking cousins.
South Australians living in the bush have revealed their biggest concerns, many of which reflect those of their city-slicking cousins.
Labor insiders are saying it’s now better for the party’s future to lose in key regional seats at the October state election in a bid to rise from the ashes in four years’ time.
From Guy Fawkes masks to crossbows and drug paraphernalia to deadly traps, safety inspectors have revealed what they are finding in recovered stolen cars. SEE THE VIDEO
One in every ten young criminals leaving a detention centre are not provided a rehabilitation plan, estimates has heard, as it was revealed 10,505 kids have breached bail since March 2023.
Youth crime has decreased in the last year however there’s been a worrying trend in the type of offences.
The LNP’s “adult crime, adult time” policy has triggered fierce debate, but hidden in the details is a more sound solution, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Seventy per cent of young criminals are reoffending within six months of engaging with the state government’s youth justice corresponder teams, harrowing statistics have revealed.
The LNP has dismissed concerns from lawyers over a proposed youth justice policy, with leader David Crisafulli confirming he expects judges to look at similar adult cases when sentencing children.
Steven Miles could have handed the LNP a rare slapdown, but instead he served up a tap-dancing masterclass, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
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.
Queensland’s contentious new youth crime laws have passed Parliament after impassioned debate by all sides.
A wide-ranging audit will determine if the Queensland government’s diversion strategies are preventing young criminals from reoffending.
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.
The state government has conceded its new youth crime measures are a breach of human rights but will push through with the laws anyway.
The Palaszczuk Government has pledged to publish key performance indicators experts say are crucial to driving down teen crime.
The state government’s decision to bring in breach of bail as an offence – a copy of the Opposition’s policy – was a jarring u-turn backed by no visible evidence, writes Madura McCormack.
The Palaszczuk Government has pledged to transparently publish the rate of youth reoffending, Indigenous young people in detention and the proportion of serious repeat offenders – with the goal of driving these numbers down – as a direct result of the Enough is Enough campaign.
We are supposed to live in the Sunshine State, not a state of fear. Yet the youth crime scourge is now so ever-present that all Queenslanders – no matter where they live – are worried they could be next. Join our Enough is Enough campaign to see real justice done.
The Palaszczuk government has backflipped on a contentious youth crime reform and will sensationally reintroduce breach of bail as an offence after repeatedly saying it would not be effective.
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