Premier Steven Miles has flagged raising the prospect of opening children's court to the media with the Attorney-General after access was denied in relation to the alleged murder of Vyleen White.
Mr Miles said he would speak to Yvette D'Ath about "changing magistrate behaviour" to allow journalists into children's court to cover proceedings accurately.
Under current Queensland legislation, when a child is charged with a criminal offence their cases are automatically held in a closed court. However, media outlets can make a legal application to be present.
To be granted access, the media must be able to satisfy the magistrate in each case that its presence in the courtroom would not be prejudicial to the interests of the child.
If the offence is serious enough to be committed to a higher court, the matter will then become open to the public, including trials and sentences.
Vyleen White, 70, died after being stabbed in the chest in an alleged robbery at Redbank Plains in Ipswich on Saturday night.
Five teenagers — aged between 15 and 16 — were arrested on Sunday and Monday in relation to the incident.
A 16-year-old Bellbird Park boy was charged with her murder, as well as unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing.
Several media applications were made when the alleged offenders went through court, however most were denied.
One magistrate said he was "alarmed" by some of the coverage, while another magistrate raised concerns for the child's wellbeing.
"My opinion is that where reporters can be in those courts, I think magistrates should let them," Mr Miles said.
"I think at the moment, magistrates are erring too much on the side of not allowing journalists in.
"I can think of instances though, where it's reasonable … there might be domestic violence issues, child safety issues.
"But I think they're making the assessment too often not to have reporters there."
However, the Opposition said it was Labor who closed the children's court at the magistrates level in 2016.
In 2014, the then-Newman government introduced sweeping youth justice law changes, including opening the children's court to the public for repeat offenders.
Two years later, the Palaszczuk government repealed this measure, saying it had listened to "academic, legal and community sector stakeholders who have been open in their opposition to the 2014 reforms".
The government also introduced a new provision for victims or their representatives to be present in closed court.
But Opposition Leader David Crisafulli criticised the move.
"Today the premier says it's something he's concerned about. The government changed the law," he said.
"If you change the law to make it more difficult, the buck stops with the government in the first place."
Premier grilled over youth justice
Mr Miles was grilled over youth crime at a Queensland Media Club address on Tuesday, where he outlined his new plan for housing.
He was asked about comments made by Ms White's husband Victor to A Current Affair that politicians are "gutless and spineless" and "no better than the jellyfish out there".
"How can Queenslanders feel like the government is acting on youth crime when you see instances like this?" the journalist asked the Premier.
"I completely understand how Victor is feeling, he's grieving, he's sad and angry and don't blame him," Mr Miles responded.
"What I know is that we are putting more police into the community and that the laws we have in place are the laws the police helped us craft. And if we need to do more then we will do more.
"But nobody can seriously stand up and say they could of prevented this [alleged] murder."
Mr Miles didn't rule out any future changes, saying he would listen to police and experts.
He also hit out at the state opposition's policy to remove "detention as a last resort" from the Youth Justice Act.
Opposition leader David Crisafulli said he would commit to making sure the provision would be removed immediately.
"It's got to change. If it doesn't change, nothing will change," Mr Crisafulli said.
But Mr Miles said it would do more harm than good.
"All of the evidence suggests that if you detain offenders for low level offences, you expose them to hardened criminals." he said.
"You make it much more likely they'll reoffend. That LNP policy is incredibly dangerous. You'd actually make the situation worse."