Australia news live: Crisafulli promises harsher youth bail laws; auction clearances below 50% again

Queensland premier vows to imprison more youth offenders at party state conference. Follow today’s news live

‘Where will they put those young people?’

The Queensland government is trying to “fix crime with a slogan”, the state’s opposition says.

Today’s announcement is another slogan, without substance, but it is a slogan which could break the Queensland youth justice system.

We’re heading in the right direction and we’ve heard from Queenslanders who are telling us to keep going, and we will with reforms to Labor’s weak bail laws.

This is a further step to make already harsh bail laws harsher.
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