Qld to keep controversial youth crime laws
Queensland lawyers are concerned children are being locked up for crimes they didn't commit or for low-level offences under the state's youth crime crackdown.
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Qld foster children get new legal rights
Queensland foster children have been granted new legal rights after state parliament passed changes to protection laws.
Youth-dominated crimes rise again in Qld
Break-ins, burglaries, shop and car thefts, joy rides, arson and property damage in Queensland are rising amid a controversial youth crime crackdown.
Qld’s youth crime crackdown slammed
Queensland's youth crime crackdown has been slammed after a report revealed children were spending more time in custody than the length of their sentences.
Qld kids held for 10 months before trials
The Queensland government's youth crime crackdown is overloading courts so often that children are in custody for almost a year before their cases are heard.