Luke Michael, Friday, 16th August 2019 - The Northern Territory government’s decision to build a new youth detention centre beside an adult prison has angered Indigenous groups, who say the move ignores a key royal commission…
Contributor, Tuesday, 21st November 2017 - A positive outcome from the commission will require political will and leadership to respond effectively to broader systemic issues, write Sophie Russell and Chris Cunneen from…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 17th November 2017 - The social sector is calling for immediate action to keep vulnerable children out of prison after the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd March 2017 - The findings from a damning report revealing lockdowns and children being left in isolation in Victoria’s youth justice centres has received widespread condemnation from…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 - The over-representation and treatment of Indigenous Australians in the justice system is once again making headlines, but a documentary, Prison Songs, puts a human face to the experiences…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 11th August 2016 - Opinion: More revelations of horrific child abuse at the Nauru detention centre following on from the shocking footage of abuse in the Northern Territory youth detention centre …
Wendy Williams, Monday, 1st August 2016 - Indigenous advocate Mick Gooda and former justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland Margaret White AO have been appointed to head up the royal commission into the Northern Territory’s…