LNP’s tough new ‘adult-crime, adult-time’ laws pass Qld Parliament
Tough new crime laws the Premier says will create fewer victims have passed parliament in a stunning day where a Labor MP attacked Steven Miles’s leadership and could quit the party.
Queensland passes 'adult crime, adult time' laws
Queensland has passed landmark youth crime laws labelled "adult crime, adult time" by the government The laws passed tonight with the support of all LNP members, all Katter Party members and all Labor Party members as victims of crime watched on in the public gallery.
Queensland to impose adult prison sentences on children
The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same penalties as adults if convicted of crimes such as murder, serious assault and break-ins
Making Queensland Safer Laws explained: LNP’s new youth crime laws
Children who commit serious crimes will be locked up for longer and magistrates no longer allowed to lock the media out of children court’s proceedings as the government readies to pass sweeping youth crime laws.
Tough youth justice law changes pass Queensland parliament, which will see juveniles sentenced as adults
Hardline youth justice law changes to sentence young offenders as adults for more than a dozen serious crimes pass Queensland parliament.
Crisafulli government’s tough teen crime laws have become law in Queensland
The new Queensland government’s contentious ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws to address teen crime have passed parliament, marking a major win for Premier David Crisafulli.
Queensland parliamentary committee gives green light to LNP's 'adult crime, adult time' youth justice policy
The Making Queensland Safer Bill will be debated in state parliament next week after going through a fast-tracked committee process.
Tough juvenile justice reforms set to pass Queensland parliament
The Queensland parliament is this afternoon expected to pass tough new youth justice laws. They were promised by the LNP during the October state election. Across more than a dozen serious crimes, young offenders will be sentenced as adults.
Young criminals face adult sentences for serious crimes after controversial laws pass Queensland parliament
Premier David Crisafulli’s promised “adult crime, adult time” laws have exposed a deep divisions inside Queensland Labor about the treatment of hardcore young offenders with backbencher Jonty Bush threatening to quit the party.
Tough youth justice law changes set to pass Queensland parliament, which will see juveniles sentenced as adults
Hardline youth justice law changes to sentence young offenders as adults for more than a dozen serious crimes are set to pass Queensland parliament.
Will the LNP's Making Queensland Safer Bill fix the states youth crime crisis? It depends who you ask
"Adult time, adult crime" was the centrepiece of David Crisafulli's election campaign and he's wasted no time in bringing it before Queensland parliament.
North Queensland residential care: LNP claims program a budget blowout
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Barron River Bridge planning starts as LNP government’s plans questioned
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Debate has started on Queensland's youth justice bill, aiming to hold young offenders to harsher penalties
Queensland Parliament has begun debating the youth justice law bill, which features the LNP's "adult crime, adult time" policy.
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Pro-life group labels ban on Queensland parliament discussing abortion ‘anti-democratic’
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The LNP MPs paid extra to lead scrutiny of the government’s new laws
While those elevated to chair parliamentary committees may get less attention than ministers or opposition frontbenchers, ...
Victims, youth and First Nations organisations have their say on the government's Making Queensland Safer Bill
A Queensland youth organisation has described children leaving detention centres as a "sacrificial lamb" and called out ...