Queensland Government Appeals for Harsher Sentences for 2 Youth Offenders

Queensland’s attorney-general has lodged appeals on two cases which would have resulted in stiffer sentences if the new government’s law changes had applied.

LNP Attorney-General Deb Frecklington speaks during question time at Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 28, 2024. AAP Image/Jono Searle

The new centre-right Queensland Liberal-National government, which came to power in October after campaigning strongly on harsher sentences, is appealing two cases decided in 2023.

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington called the penalties “manifestly inadequate.”