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

Published on January 9, 2024

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. Security concerns have been growing throughout the community, with three-quarters of Queenslanders reporting they had improved their home security in 2022, according to a 2023 survey. Meanwhile, nearly half of Queenslanders said they believed youth crime was rising or had reached a crisis point....

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