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Subscriber only The Bruce Highway has been knocked off its worst Queensland road spot by the Kin Kin Road in the Noosa hinterland. As a proportion of total responses received, the Bruce Highway has dropped substantially since the 2011 survey, indicating. the $8.5 billion, 10-year Bruce Highway Upgrade Program (2013-23) has improved the quality and standard of the road, said an RACQ spokesperson. This program has been extended to $12.6 billion over 15 years to June 2028 with a Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council tasked with developing rolling five-year action plans over the next 15 years. But the news is not great for people travelling inland for work or to visit family.
One third of restorative justice conferences ordered to rehabilitate young crims didn t go ahead over the past three years because children denied the crime, moved, or were sent to detention. Victims also refused to take part, unwilling to come face-to-face with the person who wronged them. The LNP says many young crims don t want to participate in the program, which is meant to show the offender the consequences of their actions. Of the 8956 conferences that were requested in the three years to 2020, 5633 took place. Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard said there were many reasons why conferences didn t go ahead but insisted they worked.
Acting Premier Steven Miles says the Queensland Government will consider the use of GPS tracking devices for juveniles on bail, after the Queensland Police Union calls for a focus on youth crime.
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