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Anti-graffiti app launched in Qld

The Queensland government wants mobile phone users to upload graffiti photos and locations using a new smartphone app.

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A smartphone app is the latest weapon in the fight against graffiti in Queensland.

The free software, launched by the state government on Sunday, makes it easy for people to report vandalism.

Local Government Minister David Crisafulli said the app allows users to send the exact location of the graffiti, along with photos and text, to Crime Stoppers in one simple process.

The information will then be passed on to local councils.

"We're hoping to get a younger generation of crime fighters involved in keeping their streets clean," Mr Crisafulli said in a statement on Sunday.

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