Queensland urged to prevent youth crime at its roots following Maryborough tragedy
by Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#6BGTV)
Fatal car crash shows a different approach is needed to keep the community safe, leading children and human rights advocates say
Queensland can only prevent youth crime by setting tangible goals to improve children's lives from their earliest days, the state's leading children and human rights advocates have warned.
Speaking after a three-car crash in Maryborough on Sunday that led to the deaths of three women, Queensland's human rights commissioner, Scott McDougall, said the tragedy showed a different approach was needed to keep the community safe.
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