Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has responded to a mother’s desperate pleas for harsher youth crime penalties, over fears her teenage son might kill someone, or lose his own life without harsher ...

Marcia Langton was not the problem two years ago when she said some Australians are racist. Some of us are. A real threat to ...

Across Australia, governments are implementing harsher youth bail laws in the name of 'community safety'. They trample ...

Today marks a Fresh Start for Queensland, as the second tranche of Adult Crime, Adult Time laws have passed Queensland Parliament overnight, with 33 youth crime offences now captured under the tough ...

Leaders condemned harsh laws amplifying harm to Indigenous youth, demanding justice, dignity, and true partnership.

Youth Crime Taskforce transformation to enhance police capability to tackle Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.Young criminals to be investigated by same ...

A crack police taskforce meant to tackle the state’s youth crime crisis has just two police officers and is struggling to ...

Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill ...

"If passed, the Queensland bill would result in additional adult ... The pair said the approach to youth crime was in "crisis ...

The Queensland government has announced a commission of inquiry into the state's "broken" child safety system that it says is failing children in residential care at cost of $1.12 billion.The 17-month ...

Queensland’s youth crime crackdown has led to over 4,200 arrests ... inquiry hears Palawa Elder Uncle Rodney Dillon said the crisis begins long before a child is arrested.