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'If change would have happened, all of our children would still be here': Families of Queensland's youth crime victims rally outside parliament in Brisbane

Families who have been affected by Queensland's deepening youth crime epidemic have rallied together outside parliament, each sharing their stories to demand change on juvenile crime.
Adriana Mageros
Digital Reporter
2 min read
February 21, 2023 -

Family members of Queensland's youth crime victims have made an impassioned plea outside parliament in a day of protesting for change.

The families, who have all been impacted by the state's deepening youth crime epidemic in different ways, rallied outside Parliament House in Brisbane on Tuesday morning.

Road safety ambassador and inspirational speaker Judy Lindsay was among those advocating for change.

Queenslanders 'living in fear' grill ministers and Police Commissioner at youth crime forum in Toowoomba

The Youth Justice Minister, Police Minister and Queensland Police Commissioner faced difficult questions at a youth crime forum in Toowoomba as residents grilled the leaders on their response to surging crime rates.
Yashee Sharma

February 22, 2023

Queenslanders have faced off with key ministers and a police chief about the state government's lacklustre response to surging youth crime rates at a community forum in Toowoomba overnight.

Sky News Australia host Paul Murray broadcasted from the Toowoomba Community Forum where dozens of frustrated residents shared their fears with Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard, Police Minister Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll.

The gathering came as the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed 45,210 people aged between 10 and 17-years-old had committed a crime in 12 months, with the most common crime being violent offences.

"For every offender, there's a victim, there's the person who was attacked, stolen from, the communities that are changed forever," Murray said on the Paul Murray Live Youth Crime Special.