General News
8 November, 2024
Crime top of list for Premier
NEW Premier David Crisafulli, in his first visit to Cairns as the state’s leader, has promised to boost Far North police resources and fast-track tough new youth crime laws.
He’s also prioritising a business case for the Barron River bridge at Kuranda, which would be made public.
Mr Crisafulli was in Cairns on Wednesday, visiting Cairns police station where he pledged to reduce the number of police officers leaving the service, a quick roll-out of early intervention programs and more support for crime victims.
He also thanked Far Northern voters for trusting his candidates in three seats: Bree James, (Barron River), David Kempton (Cook) and Terry James (Mulgrave). Michael Healy has retained Cairns for Labor.
With new Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber, Mr Crisafulli outlined a plan to deliver on pre-election law and order pledges, emphasising adult time for adult crimes performed by youth offenders. He said the aim was to have the ‘Making Queensland Safe’ legislation law before Christmas.
Mr Crisafulli has asked new Transport and Main Roads Minister Brent Mickelberg to make the bridge business case a priority with a short term fix followed by a long term solution.
