John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about the proposed changes to public drunkenness, urination, and begging.

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about the proposed changes to public drunkenness, urination, and begging.

In a shocking move, the state government hopes to reduce crime statistics by legalising particular offences and offering diversionary programs as an alternate means. 

The law change would effectively encourage the harassment of tourists and locals alike and could not come at a worse time as crime and anti-social behaviour in the Cairns CBD is at an all-time high.

Cr. Olds thrashed the decisions made 2000km away by a government whose focus is the image of the state's southeast corner.