David Crisafulli put the Queensland safer bill in place on Thursday - the first legislation of the government since its win. According to him, the legislation would "serve as a deterrence to crime. They will reduce the number of victims.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has doubled down on his “Adult Time Adult Crime” laws, stating Queenslanders “cannot continue to see what we have over the last decade”.

The Queensland government will introduce its "adult crime, adult time" legislation to parliament on Thursday. Premier David Crisafulli has vowed to have the laws passed by Christmas as part of an effort to drive down youth crime across the state.

There are times, not very often, when words fail me and I wished I had the talent of an impressionistic writer to capture certain scenes and even moods on paper the way a gifted artist would on canvas.

Young criminals found guilty of stealing cars risk being hit with up to 10 years in jail under the state government’s landmark “adult crime, adult time” laws.