Townsville to Be Home to Youth Crime ‘Early Intervention’ School: LNP Proposal

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has declared that Townsville will be one of four sites selected for a proposed government-funded crime “early intervention” school if the Liberal National Party (LNP) wins the upcoming election. This announcement, made on Oct. 9 in Townsville, formed part of the LNP’s election pledge to deal with youth crime—which has plagued the state—and forms part of its $40 million “Right Track” program, and “Make Our Community Safer” strategy. “Queensland is in the grip of a youth crime crisis, impacting residents across the state,” Crisafulli stated. “Nowhere has it been more pronounced, and no city has spoken out more clearly about it than Townsville. This city has called out a generation of untouchables who believe their rights outweigh those of victims.”...