While opposition MPs highlighted concerns raised by stakeholders, and the fast-tracked process, all supported the laws – though one is considering her future.
Queensland has passed controversial changes to the state’s youth justice system, which will see kids sentenced as adults for some crimes despite broad warnings from experts and government concessions it will lead to detention capacity “challenges”.
“We told Queenslanders … Queenslanders voted to provide the Crisafulli LNP government with a clear mandate to act.” Miles, in his contribution to debate on Thursday, said: “The Labor caucus will not stand in the way of the LNP implementing their laws by Christmas, as they promised, but we will give voice to the concerns of experts”.Despite the united parliamentary vote for the law among Labor MPs, a snap meeting was held in Thursday’s lunch break to bed-down the party position amid remaining opposition, several in the room confirmed.
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