The Australian Workers Union today released images of injuries it says were inflicted on workers in assaults by inmates and argued wages must rise and staff must be better protected.
Nine.com.au met Harry when we rode along with one of Queensland’s Youth Co-Responder Teams, which pair a youth justice worker with a police officer to check in on high-risk young people in an effort to prevent crime.
The boy, part of a gang of teens, was filmed taunting a Good Samaritan and surrounding him outside a fast food outlet.
It is understood that the Triple Zero call was made after the 15-year-old approached a strangers house seeking help.
After her young daughter was left unconscious in a roadside attack, a heartbroken mum has raised serious doubts over Queensland’s youth crime laws.
A high street shop owner raised public safety concerns months before his alleged homicide as a teen was cleared of involvement.
Prosecutor told court: “She was treated as an object. She was not treated as a person.”
Another teenage boy was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after the alleged attack.
The lockdown came after armed youths clashed with machetes and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.
Seven teenagers charged with murder after a man was fatally assaulted and had his car stolen will remain behind bars.