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Robyn Wuth

Queensland passes controversial youth justice laws

Tough new youth justice laws uphold the human rights of law-abiding Queenslanders, says Mark Ryan. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Queensland has passed controversial youth justice laws in response to a number of high-profile crimes after three days of fiery debate in state parliament.

The changes make it a crime for a child to breach their bail conditions, fit GPS trackers on children as young as 15 and allow courts to declare certain youths serious repeat offenders.

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