Labor not listening to the children

September 7th, 2010

Labor’s Phil Reeves needs to Walk a Day in the Shoes of a child in State care, the Opposition said today.

LNP Shadow Minister for Child Safety Jack Dempsey said if improvements to child safety in Queensland were to be made by the Bligh government, Minister Reeves needed to start listening. Read More…

Cairns youth crime crackdown must be backed up by tougher sentencing

September 7th, 2010

A Cairns police crackdown on juvenile criminals needs to be backed up in the courts, the State Opposition said today.

State Opposition and LNP Leader John-Paul Langbroek congratulated Cairns police on the blitz which has resulted in 253 charges for 30 serial offenders, but said the officers’ hard work needed to be supported by tougher sentencing.

“It is disturbing to see so many offences being committed in Cairns by these young criminals, with the most alarming incident a spanner and knife attack on an elderly man,” he said. Read More…

Kiwis need help

September 6th, 2010

THE State Opposition today called on the Bligh Government to offer help to New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake.

LNP Shadow Minister for Emergency Services Ted Malone said he hoped State Cabinet this morning would offer every assistance to New Zealand and the people of Christchurch in their time of need.

“The earthquake is a disaster on a massive scale and we need to be offering all the support we can,” Mr Malone said. Read More…

Time to think about the children

September 6th, 2010

Creating child friendly communities and raising awareness of child abuse and neglect is the focus of 2010’s Child Protection Week, Shadow Minister for Child Safety Jack Dempsey said today.

Mr Dempsey said it was everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety of our children.

“In the past five years, Queensland has seen the number of children in care increase to record high levels,” Mr Dempsey. Read More…