Queensland’s new criminal penalties for young offenders will ‘turbocharge injustice’, critics say
by Eden Gillespie from on (#67AK9)
Measures, including a maximum of 10 years for car theft, condemned by rights and legal reform advocates
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The Queensland government has come under heavy criticism after it announced new criminal penalties that mean children could face up to 10 years in prison for car theft.
The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, unveiled the measures on Thursday after two teenagers were charged with the murder of North Lakes woman Emma Lovell, sending out a press release headed Tough laws made even tougher".
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