<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The South Australian government is tonight moving to get tougher on repeat child criminals, blocking their release on bail, and changing laws to allow harsher punishment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move was revealed in the aftermath of a shocking child gang crime in which workers were attacked as a bottle shop in the Adelaide suburb of Plympton was trashed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident, which involved a group of up to 12 teenagers and children, some as young as 10, saw workers at the bottle shop allegedly attacked after two young girls were caught attempting to steal alcohol. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/city-sydney-council-new-planning-controls-no-gas-appliances/23c7918e-2bea-42b4-bbc4-8465818b2df8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Gas to be outlawed in Australia's biggest city</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Palmer Hospitality Group chief executive Hugo Burton said the workers "shut up the shop and a number of youths went around to the front and tried to get in and when they couldn't, threw a few rocks". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One worker was punched multiple times in the face.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Five individuals were arrested at the scene, including a 17-year-old boy who was also charged with breaching his bail conditions. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/new-youth-crime-laws-south-australia/07de85a0-d28e-4571-9c56-3975e3a743df" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All those arrested were subsequently released on bail. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They understand there's no consequences for their actions and they can get away with whatever they want really," Burton said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woolworths-coles-vegan-plant-based-options-disappearing/852e774b-86ac-4f61-920f-c872020df79e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Aussies demand Woolies bring back staples quietly vanishing from stores</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Following the incident, Attorney-General Kyam Maher introduced new laws to crack down on youth crime, targeting repeat young offenders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This will have consequences in terms of tougher sentencing and harder access to get bail," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the opposition has criticised the government's response.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We don't have enough police, we've got weak laws and we've got a government which always has law and order in the go-slow lane," shadow police minister Jack Batty said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>