Both sides of Queensland politics are facing scrutiny over the state’s new youth crime measures. Former Court of Appeal president Margaret McMurdo has called on the Premier and Opposition leader to rescind plans allowing police watchhouses to be used as youth prisons.
Both sides of Queensland politics are facing scrutiny over the state’s new youth crime measures. Former Court of Appeal president Margaret McMurdo has called on the Premier and Opposition leader to rescind plans allowing police watchhouses to be used as youth prisons.
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