Victims and those effected by youth crime marched from the Botanic Gardens to Parliament House.
marched from the Botanic Gardens to Parliament House, where they handed a six-point plan to the youth justice minister, the police commissioner and the police minister.Hundreds of Queenslanders hit the streets in Brisbane to protest the state's youth crime laws."The first one was 10.
30pm at night and somebody got in, got the car keys, got my wallet and car gone," he said.The group marched from the Botanic Gardens to Queensland's parliament."They broke into our house, they ransacked every draw, they took all our savings, our jewellery and memorabilia from our parents," they said.Calls for change are being amplified across the state and more marches are expected in the future.
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