David Crisafulli says he'll restore discipline and rehabilitation to children in detention as a final plank to reduce what he's described as a youth crime crisis. At his campaign launch in Ipswich, Mr Crisafulli detailed his carrot and stick approach to kids in detention.
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00:00FURY at the gates.
00:09There was a more favourable audience inside.
00:16The man the LNP is pinning its hopes on leading them out of the political wilderness received
00:22a rapturous welcome from the party faithful.
00:25Law and Order was at the centre of his pitch.
00:28Our crime, adult time.
00:34David Chrisofulli outlined further changes to the state's youth detention centres, including
00:40making education compulsory for all detainees.
00:44The fact is education is already mandatory in our detention facilities.
00:49The average young offender in youth detention receives less than three hours schooling per
00:55day.
00:57But Mr Chrisofulli wouldn't say how many extra staff would need to be hired or by when.
01:06He also promised to go harder on those who assault detention officers, introducing a
01:11minimum period of isolation but wouldn't call it solitary confinement.
01:15We will consult with stakeholders including the department, frontline staff, behavioural
01:21experts and police to determine what the minimum period of isolation should be.
01:27Mandatory sentencing and mandatory solitary confinement will not prevent a single crime.
01:32David Chrisofulli is making his case for change in a state that doesn't change hands that
01:38often.
01:39Labor has governed in Queensland for 30 of the past 35 years and Mr Chrisofulli is hoping
01:45to overcome the historical odds on Saturday.
01:49Mr Chrisofulli was forced to address a social media post from his Barron River candidate
01:55After her poster was defaced, she wrote
02:12The post has been removed.
02:14It's good, really good. I love mucha. Who knew?
02:19The Premier spent a low-key day mingling at Sunday markets in crucial seats. He's staying
02:25in Brisbane tonight.