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Fraser Barton

MYSTERIOUS: Program for first nations child offenders expanded - You Need To See This

Queensland Premier Steven Miles confirmed the relocation sentencing program would be extended. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A program that sends First Nations juvenile offenders to regional areas rather than detention centres will be expanded by the Queensland government.

The on-country initiative is already on trial in the state, relocating Indigenous children to work on the land and learn life skills in a bid to break the cycle of offending.

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