Hearings at a Queensland Youth Crime committee meeting have exposed the rampant misuse of social media, which is exacerbating criminal activity across Queensland. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, who introduced legislation earlier this year to tackle the scourge of criminals boasting about their crimes online has renewed his call for more action. “What we…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:54): Another week, another terrible crime on Toowoomba’s streets. In today’s Chronicle we have reports of four men forcibly entering a house, stealing a car, going to another house, committing an assault, stealing another car and then, as has become all too common, leading police on a dangerous chase through our streets.…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has reiterated calls for the Albanese Government to support his Private Members Bill to enhance the powers of the eSafety Commission. This week the Queensland Police Service signed a deal with the eSafety Commission, to improve cooperation in relation to such material. Mr Hamilton said if the Albanese Government…
I love my home town of Toowoomba. It’s a wonderful place to live, to work, to raise a family. It’s a great place in and of itself—a wonderful city, a wonderful lifestyle—and it’s been a hub for so much of south-west Queensland and northern New South Wales for years. Growing up, this is where we…
On Monday I will introduce my private member’s bill to the parliament that seeks to explicitly expand the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to deal with the promotion of crimes committed repeatedly in Queensland’s youth crime crisis. It’s a bill born of our local community, and I want to thank two local groups for their…
On Monday I will introduce my private member’s bill to the parliament that seeks to explicitly expand the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to deal with the promotion of crimes committed repeatedly in Queensland’s youth crime crisis. It’s a bill born of our local community, and I want to thank two local groups for their…
New powers needed for eSafety Commissioner to target youth crime online The recent wave of criminal activity striking the Toowoomba region is leaving behind a trail of destruction, isolation and damaging business confidence. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton says more needs to be done to ensure the safety of residents in the Toowoomba region.…
My home of Toowoomba is grieving the death of Mr Robert Brown, at the age of 75, earlier this week. Mr Brown died of injuries sustained in an attack that took place in broad daylight outside the Grand Central Shopping Centre. Footage shows his young attacker, with great cowardice, violently shoving Mr Brown from behind—his…