Is youth crime increasing in Qld? The available Queensland police data from February 2026 showed the rate of break-ins, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and robberies had all dropped in January 2026 ...

Queensland children on bail committed more crimes, and more serious crimes, after the state passed tougher youth justice laws, a review has found. The laws put in place in April 2021 removed the ...

A teenager who killed a grandmother and triggered landmark youth justice laws has lost an appeal over his 16-year sentence. A criminal lawyer has warned parents to stay vigilant as youth crime ...

Premier David Crisafulli said it was the next step in delivering his government’s election promise to strengthen laws and ...

In short: The Queensland government says it will alter the Charter of Youth Justice Principles, replacing "detention as a last resort", with a clause they say will ensure better community safety.

Queensland's tough-on-crime stance is based on no good evidence and is making youth crime worse, a researcher says. Law professor Tamara Walsh says Queensland's tough-on-crime approach is making crime ...

The Crisafulli Government has today unveiled the location for the new Youth Justice School in Cairns. Ohana for Youth will deliver the specialised ...

Children as young as 10 who break the law in Queensland could be fitted with electronic ankle monitors under new legislation. A 2021 trial, launched by the former Labor government, saw serious repeat ...

The state government will “absolutely” tighten Queensland’s Children’s Court laws again if loopholes are allowing magistrates ...

With more than half of Queensland’s youth criminals reoffending while on bail, the north’s backbenchers are now petitioning ...

Conspiring to commit murder, unlawful stalking and riot are among 12 new offences that juveniles can now be sentenced as adults for.