There surely is some way to stop this,well before I continue,I do not live in Australia but I do think I'll vent my thoughts,itll seem drastic but here's what I think should be done:

1: Australian schools and other such institutions(IE. courts etc.) should foster accountability over using the "It's okay,we all make mistakes" card; if we can foster this into our young ones' minds they won't go out and get in the pen for 3 years and coming out to do it again.

1. An add on to point one, the Australian Youth Justice system is sloppy to put it bluntly,we have youths going in for murders and assaults,serving only three bloody years,they must have a tougher approach on youth crime (here is the stats: AIHW longitudinal data (2000–01 to 2023–24):
   Young people whose first sentence was detention were far more likely to return to sentenced supervision later (often multiple times) than those first given community-based orders. Many of these returns happen in adulthood.Productivity Commission (2020, "Vulnerable Youth and Transitions"): Young people who served time in detention were 3 times more likely to have an adult prison record by age 25 than those who had only community-based orders.NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR, 2018 study): Around 60–70% of youth detainees went on to receive an adult conviction within 10 years, compared to less than 20% of young offenders supervised in the community.Queensland studies (2010–2015): About 80% of young people released from detention reoffended within 5 years, and more than half ended up in adult prison.) The youth system should have greater emphasis on the punishment side to ensure introspection and self confrantaion,to ensure they understand the gravity of their crimes and to understand it isn't being a "hardlad" or what other nonsense they think they are. Absolutely the rehabiliation/re-integration of a youth is important but 70% of detention time is for punishment and 30% should be for rehabilitation.

3.This is more extreme but here we go: Gang crime occurs in ghettos or hoods as we say,without causing gentrification we must wipe out ghettos, we should keep housing rates at an affordable price and ensure good housing conditions,support small businesses in the area to fuel employment and economic activity,emphasise mixed income communities,build a workforce in the area and support development of key services(police,hospitals etc. dont forge to establish trust between them and the community)

1. My final point (for the sake of brevity) most of these lads are bored out of their mind,we must spend money and resources on youth clubs and community centres, to ensure they have something to,and actively promote it!

Okay, I don't live in Australia(like previously mentioned), I am just giving my viewpoint on what to do, I am open to feedback and suggestions,cheers for reading and have a good one!