State Government to appeal decision to keep Robert John Fardon behind bars Sex offender Robert John Fardon Source: Supplied IMMEDIATE action will be taken to try to keep serial sex offender Robert John Fardon behind bars after a Supreme Court justice granted his release. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said he would apply for a stay of the decision, and make an application to the Court of Appeal to try to have the ruling overturned. Mr Bleijie said the government could not keep its commitment to making Queensland the safest place to raise a child, if Fardon was "in the public domain with the community." "I respect the Supreme Court Justice's view and his reasoning (for releasing Fardon) but I respectfully disagree with that reasoning," said Mr Bleijie. The instructions I've given to counsel this morning quite strongly is to do everything we can to keep Mr Fardon behind bars for the protection of the Queensland community. The Attorney-General said he was also looking at the case of another child sex offender, Raymond Barry Eades, who won a court application to be released from indefinite custody on Monday. Despite having a history of flouting the law, and being diagnosed as a "life-long homosexual paedophile with antisocial personality disorder," the Supreme Court approved his release under a strict supervision order. Child safety campaigner Hetty Johnston said she applauded the government's efforts to keep the offenders locked up. These people have been assessed as serious threats to the community. That's all we need to know," said Ms Johnston. They should be behind bars, there's no other safe place for them. Jail's the only place. She said if they were released "somebody's child would pay the price." "I don't want it to be my child, my grandchild, or anyone else's child," Ms Johnston said. I'm just so grateful for this government and for this Attorney-General because he is tough on this, and we need him to be tough on this because our kids matter.