Tackling Youth Crime ‘Needs Some Real Courage’: Queensland Residents Tell Premier in Heated Meeting

‘The premier has two weeks to work out whether he wants to be brave enough to make the right decision.’
Tackling Youth Crime ‘Needs Some Real Courage’: Queensland Residents Tell Premier in Heated Meeting
Protestors are seen during a Voice for Victims community group rally in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 23, 2023. AAP Image/Darren England
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An advocacy group of concerned Queenslanders has demanded the Miles government to step up their efforts in addressing the state’s escalating youth crime or they would push for a royal commission.

The call comes as crime among youth continues to become a contested issue among politicians and the public, with bureaucracy often being blamed for the centre-left Labor government’s inadequate measures.

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