A magistrate has slammed a South Mackay mother as a "drug-addicted drongo" after she broke into various homes to fund her methylamphetamine habit.
Diane Louise Mary Conroy faced Mackay Magistrates Court via videolink from jail earlier this month on 13 charges while two of her daughters watched from the gallery.
Legal Aid Queensland defence solicitor Rosemary Varley said her 52-year-old client dropped out of high school in Year 9 and was the youngest of 13 siblings.
"(Conroy) was in receipt of Centrelink New Start allowance," Ms Varley said.
"Her primary job prior to her remand was the care of her daughter ⦠who is 16 years of age."