Published 20 June 2025 Queensland’s “Adult Time, Adult Crime” policy, which came into effect on 31 March 2025, has expanded the list of serious offences for which 17-year-olds can now be sentenced as adults. The new laws capture 20 additional offences – including robbery, torture and drug trafficking – and allow courts to impose custodial… Continue reading Queensland Expands Adult Sentencing to Youth – Implications for Justice and Community