Originally published on ABC News website – 1st February 2023 Queensland’s former corrective services boss says “urgent ” change is needed to deal with youth crime in the state, and expert voices are being ignored for political gain. Representatives from 50 organisations gathered in Brisbane to ask the government to be “smarter, not tougher” on...
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Perspectives on Youth Crime and Justice in Queensland
Originally aired on 4CA – Mornings with John Mackenzie – 7th November 2023 John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland’s Corrective Services, about his perspectives on youth crime and justice following prominent anti-crime rallies in Townsville and Brisbane. Listen to the full interview above.
Campaigners to take ideas to Qld Premier
Originally aired on ABC Radio Brisbane – Brisbane Drive with Steve Austin – 30th October 2023 Campaigners pushing for reforms to tackle youth crime are taking their ideas direct to the Premier this week and one of those is someone I’ve had on the programme multiple times, Keith Hamburger is a former Director General from...
Voice for Victims – Nine News Special
9News Queensland is giving a voice to the thousands of Queensland victims who have been left traumatised by the state’s shocking youth crime epidemic with a special presentation, Voice for Victims. Voice for Victims will shed light on the heartbreak endured by so many in our community and hear from victims who bravely tell their deeply personal, devastating...
Deadly Warning on the Youth Crime Disaster
Excerpt from The Weekend Australian 7-8th January 2023 newspaper In addition to shuttering Boggo Road, Mr Hamburger, 78, a reforming head of corrections from 1988-97 for ALP and National Party-led governments, closed Woodford jail, north of Brisbane, when a drop in prisoner numbers and fall by about a third in recidivism made it surplus to...