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Savannah Meacham

'Underclass of Australians': youth crime laws slammed

Queensland plans to bolster its youth crime laws, with 20 more offences to carry lengthy sentences. (Callum Godde/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has come under fire again for breaching its human rights obligations to children amid a national crackdown on youth crime.

The United Nations has criticised the Queensland government's latest round of "adult crime, adult time" laws, saying they threaten to create an "underclass of Australians".

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