Nationals leader David Littleproud first suggested the idea, saying “if they want to run away, they have to dodge the king browns and wild dogs”.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Nationals Leader David Littleproud have backed further investment in youth camps as an alternative to detention to tackle juvenile crime.Discussing the proposal, Littleproud then took it a step further, suggesting young people could benefit from being sent to remote camps to work rather than juvenile detention.“We need to go back to … outback camps, 200 or 300 kilometres from towns.
Dutton, a former Queensland policeman, backed his colleague, noting that the Northern Territory government already had youth camps for young offenders and saying they were worth expanding.
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