Indigenous Youth Incarceration
Community leaders across New South Wales have launched a series of videos calling on the state government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 and invest in community-led support services...
Systems across Queensland are continuing to fail vulnerable children, the state's Indigenous children's commissioner has warned, citing punitive laws, rising demand and instability as key drivers.
Western Australian justice advocates have joined counterparts across the country in calling for federal intervention in the youth justice system, condemning what they describe as "reactionary" tough-o...
The Commonwealth Government must take a more active role in holding the Northern Territory Government accountable for youth justice outcomes, according to the Territory's largest provider of Aborigina...
The lives of children in detention from Central Australia have been significantly affected by the Northern Territory Government's decision to transfer them more than 1,500 kilometres away from their f...
A New South Wales Judge has sensationally called for a review of the employment of the Director of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) after identifying information about a 17-yea...
Northern Territory Corrections has confirmed there is no legal requirement to notify parents or guardians when their children are transferred, as the NT Government this week acknowledged children from...
A focus on security over rehabilitation still dominates South Australia's youth detention system, according to the state's Guardian for Children and Young People, with children as young as ten continu...
Justice advocacy group 'Change the Record' has condemned the Victorian government's plan to introduce "adult time for violent crime" legislation, which would see children as young as 14 tried, sentenc...
The raising of the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 12 officially came into effect on Tuesday, but Aboriginal and human rights groups continue to say the reform fall short of what is need...
A WA Government infrastructure report has revealed a long-promised new youth detention centre at Banksia Hill will not be ready until 2028 — a delay suicide prevention advocate Gerry Georgatos s...
Indigenous justice advocates have condemned new laws proposed in South Australia, warning they will criminalise children and make communities less safe.
Queensland's controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws have seen more than 1,250 children charged since their introduction, according to figures revealed at state estimates this week.