Queensland youth justice minister denounced policies now spruiked as ‘toughest in the nation’

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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