Crime doesn’t pay – unless you’re a recidivist youth offender living in Queensland.
The fatal Boxing Day stabbing of Emma Lovell, allegedly by two 17-year-old home invaders, spurred Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to announce a suite of youth justice reforms. Included among them is an increase in the maximum imprisonment penalty for stealing a car and a proposal to construct two new detention centres.
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