Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, has called on the Albanese Government to take decisive action against Australia’s crime crisis, urging tougher federal legislation to support state efforts. Speaking in Parliament this week, Mr Hamilton stressed the need for a national approach, arguing that stronger federal leadership is essential to tackling rising crime rates. “For…
A Dutton Government will take strong and decisive action to make Australians safer, cracking down on crime and combating the alarming rise in antisocial behaviour, including anti-Semitism. “With Labor failing to address rising crime and extremism, the Coalition has announced policies and measures to protect Australians. This approach will target drug crime, violence, and anti-social…
In June, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced that a Coalition Government would raise the age of social media access to 16. The Coalition also committed to introducing legislation to give effect to this within 100 days of taking office, including an obligation on social media companies to implement age verification technology. Federal Member for Groom,…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:50): When I came into this role, one of the first groups that came to see me in my office was from Toowoomba’s Garden City Mosque. This is a facility that has suffered arson twice. It has been burnt down twice, and they came to ask whether there any way that the…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:34): I’m very happy to speak on this bill, because today we are seeing Toowoomba’s voice heard. We are seeing Oakey’s voice and Pittsworth’s voice heard. Right across our region, this has been raised with me by locals as a great example of a grassroots campaign being adopted as Liberal Party policy.…
Our community deserves to feel safe and right now people do not, with youth crime out of control. In the Toowoomba region, we have witnessed it, felt it and experienced it first hand. The Federal Coalition has announced that we will seek to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social…
Youth crime is out of control in many parts of our country and more needs to be done to combat it. Today we announce that the Federal Coalition will seek to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social media material that glamorises violence and criminal activity. We will also provide…
The Coalition has announced that it would seek to make it a crime for people to post photos and videos glorifying their criminal offences, as well as strengthen the powers of the eSafety Commissioner. In 2023, Federal Member for Groom Garth Hamilton introduced a private members bill to tackle the use of social media…
Federal MP’s from Queensland have called for the Albanese Government to act in order to clean up digital platforms by legislating to deal with young criminals boasting online. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, said the menace of youth crime had crossed into the digital world with horrific videos, photos and other content spreading the…
We need to cut the online crime recruitment pipeline. Tougher laws and more police are solid foundations for a response to Queensland’s youth crime crisis. This week, it has been exposed that the rampant misuse of social media, is exacerbating criminal activity across Queensland. We heard evidence presented to the Youth Justice Reform Select Committee…