The LNP has delivered a massive cost of living result for Queenslanders, especially young Queenslanders. This Labor Government has for years pocketed the most expensive licence fees in the country. After a sustained campaign by the LNP, the Palaszczuk Government has bowed to pressure and reduced learner licence fees.

Easing cost of living pressures on Queenslanders is a major priority for the LNP – thanks to our campaign, the State’s learner licence fee rip-off will now be reduced from the exorbitant $186.55, by far the most expensive in the country, to $75. That extra money will mean a lot to Queenslanders, and we are proud to have secured the result for them. 
There are many other areas where the QLD Government is still not listening to Queenslanders struggling under cost-of-living pressures. Queenslanders deserve better than a government that doesn’t listen and is always too slow to act.
Learner Licence fees in Queensland are still the second highest in the country and remain three times more expensive than NSW and Victoria.
YOUTH JUSTICE CRISIS
The ‘catch and release’ laws relating to youth offenders in Queensland is bringing about a collapse of the youth justice system in Queensland. The Palaszczuk Labor Government watered down the laws in 2015 and has raised a generation of youth criminals who are now wreaking havoc across our communities, and Queenslanders and police have had a gutful. I have heard from police who despair at the fact that they know, with near certainty, that young offenders they apprehend will be released. I’ve been informed that in some cases it is leading to police not arresting young offenders because this certainty that they will be released back onto the streets immediately does not justify the time and resources spent in making an arrest.
This situation is not only disastrous for the community, but also for the young people who engage in unlawful behaviour. The youth justice system should protect the community and seek to put young offenders back on the right track, especially repeat offenders. Neither seems to be occurring right now. 
The LNP is calling on the Labor Government to reveal its (yet another) “reform” to youth justice laws, to allow Queenslanders to provide their feedback before Parliament returns later this month. Labor has been talking about its so-called plan since December, when they cobbled together changes in the aftermath of the violent and tragic killing of Emma Lovell in North Lakes. So far, these changes have been kept under wraps and hidden away from scrutiny.
The LNP has been listening to Queenslanders. Queenslanders have ideas on how to tackle youth crime, they deserve to have their say. They deserve to see the legislation before the Government rushes it through Parliament.
SCENIC RIM ELECTORATE OFFICE
You can contact me by phone, toll-free, on 1800 813 960, or email scenicrim@parliament.qld.gov.au, so I can lobby on your behalf in Brisbane. In an electorate as large as the Scenic Rim, there are lots of issues and I appreciate your feedback that helps me do my job as well as possible.