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‘Adult crime, adult time’ laws will be introduced in parliament today and juveniles guilty of stealing cars risk being hit with a sentence ten times bigger than they currently face. FULL LIST OF SENTENCES
A youth crime crisis is gripping the state – so what can we do about it? ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
New Premier David Crisafulli must learn the lessons of history and not rush at the gate, writes the editor.
The state government is scrambling to address critical youth detention bed shortages as the number of children detained in watchhouses over the holidays is forecast to rise from 30 to 100.
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.
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