Courts will be given the powers to deploy GPS trackers as a condition of bail on youth offenders in Queensland, as part of the government s response to the public outcry following a spate of high-profile incidents. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the sweeping changes today, describing them as tough measures as she insisted her Cabinet was 100 per cent behind them.
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF NEW MEASURES BEING BROUGHT IN She said the public had wanted the government to do more, and they had listened. It s not going to happen overnight. It s going to take time, she said of expected results.
 PAIN turned to agony, woe to despair and a father s already broken heart was shattered yesterday when thieves broke into the home of motorcyclist Jennifer Board just one night after she was killed in a Âhorrific and preventable road tragedy. Distraught, Jennifer Board s father Graham Board bashed his fist against his table yesterday, while another very close friend and current police officer told Queensland s MPs that they should feel somewhat responsible for her death. Both were frustrated over the state s spreading juvenile crime crisis and broken youth justice laws. Emergency services on scene at a fatal crash on Ross River Road, Kirwan. Picture: Alix Sweeney