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2021 budget fails to close the gap

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 12th May 2021 -  “This is a budget that entrenches the inequalities and injustice of the past” First Nations advocates have condemned the 2021 budget as failing to live up to the government’s talk

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Changing the record for good

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 12th April 2021 -  As co-chair of Change the Record, proud Narungga woman Cheryl Axleby has dedicated her career to fighting for social justice and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

New National Closing the Gap Agreement comes under fire over justice targets

Luke Michael, Friday, 31st July 2020 -  Advocates say these targets “will deliver anything but justice” to Indigenous people Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap

Pressure mounts on fight to raise age of criminal responsibility

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th July 2020 -  More than three in four Australians believe the age of criminal responsibility is over the age of 14 Most Australians believe children as young as 10 years old do not belong in prison,

Community sector rallies to abolish offences of public drunkenness

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 15th April 2019 -  Marking the anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, over 80 community groups are calling on the Victorian government to abolish the offence of public

Stalled Progress Closing the Gap Prompts Refresh

Luke Michael, Thursday, 14th February 2019 -  Indigenous groups are pushing for Australia’s Closing the Gap targets to be revised in partnership with the Indigenous community after the latest progress report revealed only

Community Groups Call For Action on Indigenous Incarceration Rates

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th March 2018 -  Indigenous community groups have called on the Australian government to follow the “clear roadmap for change” presented by a new government-commissioned report, which examined

NFP Coalition Calls For National Action on Youth Justice

Luke Michael, Monday, 20th November 2017 -  Nearly 100 organisations across Australia have released an open statement to political leaders calling for national action to reform the nation’s youth justice systems, in wake
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