Di Farmer told state parliament in 2019 the sorts of measures now championed by Labor would almost guarantee children would reoffend
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The minister tasked with running Queensland’s “toughest in the nation” youth justice system told the state parliament in 2019 that continuing a punitive approach would create an “almost 100% chance” that children would reoffend.
Guardian Australia found comments by Di Farmer – made during 2019 state parliament estimates hearings – bluntly criticising the sorts of measures that have since been championed by the Labor government, resulting in record numbers of children in prison and soaring reoffending rates.
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