Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 10th June 2022 - Advocates say more action is needed for the welfare of children.Tasmania has become the first state in the country to raise the age of criminal detention, from 10 to 14 years old.The…
Paul McDonald, Monday, 15th February 2021 - Better and longer care is a more effective way of dealing with youth crime than GPS trackers, denying bail and more punishment, writes Paul McDonald, head of the national Home Stretch…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th July 2020 - More than three in four Australians believe the age of criminal responsibility is over the age of 14Most Australians believe children as young as 10 years old do not belong in prison,…
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…
Rachel McFadden, Monday, 12th June 2017 - More than 50 Victorian social service agencies have voiced “grave concern” over the government’s proposed changes to the Youth Justice Bill.
In a joint open letter to the Victorian…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Queensland’s Department of Justice and Attorney-General is developing new partnerships with non-government organisations to provide services that support young people in the…
Julie Edwards, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 - Has Victoria learned nothing from the outcry around the abuse and brutalisation of young people within the Northern Territory’s youth justice system – we don’t need a “supermax” …
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th April 2014 -
Young Indigenous Australians are 17 times more likely to be placed under youth justice supervision than non-Indigenous youth, according to a report from the Australian Institute…