‘I’ll put a cap in your knee’: A Toowoomba man who pulled a gun on a vulnerable man who was collecting recyclables in the Toowoomba CBD, likely robbing him of his last $10, may be released from jail.
When a young man fronted court for carrying a knife at a busy shopping centre he asked police to return the ‘sentimental’ five-inch blade.
The Crisafulli Government is a step closer to making the next raft of changes to the Youth Justice Act, however Queenslanders are no closer to getting confirmation that the changes will include harsher sentences for juvenile rapists.
Over the past 12 months, 11,749 victims of sexual abuse and rape have come forward across Queensland as the state grapples with a sexual violence crisis.
Premier David Crisafulli has again been unable to explain why rape was left out of his government’s initial tranche of Adult Crime, Adult Time reforms that passed last year.
As Queensland’s mainstream political parties dodge questions on strengthening sentences for teen rapists, one party is calling on the LNP to keep their promise that serious teen offenders will be held accountable.
The deafening silence from the Queensland Liberal National Party on whether rape will be included in their policy to impose adult penalties for juvenile offenders in line with other adult crimes draws into another week.
Police have revealed details after a regional Queensland man was killed in a horror crash along a suburban street in Toowoomba.
A new poll of Queensland women reveals overwhelming demand for the LNP to make rape a part of adult crime, adult time law reforms.
Serial juvenile car thieves could spend more time in prison than teenagers found guilty of rape in Queensland. Survivors are backing calls for the government to cover it under its ‘adult time, adult crime’ laws. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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