Focus returns to youth crimes as David Crisafulli returns to north Queensland

Meanwhile the Queensland Opposition Leader has returned to the state's far north as week two of the election campaign continues.

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00:00David Crisafulli is again in far north Queensland as week two of the Queensland election campaign

00:08continues.

00:09He started the morning at a local football club in Edmonton where he announced under

00:14an LNP government $50 million would be invested to set up nine early intervention programs

00:21across the state.

00:22The programs will operate on a referral basis from schools, police, child safety and parents

00:29and deliver one to three week programs.

00:32It will be voluntary and children aged 10 and above will be able to undertake the program

00:37as many times as needed.

00:40This kind of program has never been rolled out on this scale anywhere in the country

00:44and we are determined to turn young people around before a lifetime of crime.

00:49The focus will be on education, discipline, counselling, training and employment.

00:56The LNP has its sights set on three seats in this region, Cairns, Barron River and Mulgrave.

01:04This seat has been held by Queensland Speaker Curtis Pitt since 2009 and was held by his

01:10father before him.

01:11Mr Pitt is retiring this election.