Queensland to trial GPS trackers for child offenders as young as 15 in Toowoomba

Expansion to include 15-year-olds is part of a suite of measures to crack down on youth crime, including making breach of bail an offence for children

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The Queensland government has announced a trial that will see GPS trackers used on children as young as 15 in Toowoomba, a week after residents vented their frustrations at a youth crime forum in the city.

Annastacia Palaszczuk did not appear at the forum last Wednesday, but spent Friday morning meeting with victims of crime in the regional centre.

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