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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger and Amy Remeikis

Television news ‘addicted to CCTV footage of crime’, Queensland premier Steven Miles says

Steven Miles against a backdrop of light circles
Queensland premier Steven Miles says the government plans to open a number of ‘therapeutic’ prisons for young people, including a remand centre at Wacol and a new 80-bed jail at Woodford. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Steven Miles has accused television news bulletins of being “addicted to CCTV footage of crime”, making it harder for the government to have nuanced discussions about youth crime in Queensland.

In comments made to Amy Remeikis for the Guardian’s Australian politics podcast, out on Saturday, the Queensland premier said Labor had a “real focus” on early intervention programs, but it was “harder to tell the story”.

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