Queensland's $1.2 billion plan to tackle crime revealed

Let’s go live to Tim Arvier now at State Parliament. Tim, the government has unveiled its plan today to stem the tide of the state’s crime crisis. That’s right, Melissa, Soon. As 9 News exclusively revealed last night, that new plan involves more funding and new laws. However, there’s still a bit of uncertainty tonight about exactly what that legislation will look like when it’s introduced into Parliament tomorrow. Labour MPs are meeting tonight after Parliament finishes sitting to decide on what exactly will go into that legislation, and we’ll bring you that as it happens. Queensland’s Community Safety Plan was launched with a taxpayer funded ad. I want my family to feel safe along with $1.28 billion / 4 years to fund more Victim Support services, intervention programs, Polar helicopters, more Tasers and metal detecting wands and two previously announced youth detention centres which are being built. This is our plan to chart the path towards a safer QLD grounded in decisive action. It also includes money for another 900 police personnel, although the government has yet to recruit the additional 1450 frontline officers it’s previously promised. How are you going to get those 900 extra police when you can’t actually fill the 1400 that you promised at the last election? Well, the minister and the Commissioner have been very successful at driving additional recruits into that pipeline, and they are now back on track to meet our existing commitment, the opposition slamming the government’s record in power. Today the Attorney General attempted to accept credit for reopening the courts that she closed. Nine years ago, as the Premier challenged the LNP to reveal what they do. What we have from those opposite is grandstanding. All they know how to do is grandstand. The LNP is yet to reveal any detailed plans, but says it will remove the law that a young offender can only be put in detention after a court has considered every other option. Labour MP SA meeting tonight to sign off on amending that legislation amid divisions about whether the detention as a last resort law should be removed altogether. We even know that some of those members sitting opposite want it removed. I haven’t faced any opposition. Everyone of my MPs, certainly everyone of my ministers, are absolutely committed to the plan. Tim Arvier 9 News.