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New Laws Give Power to Commissioner for Indigenous children’s Welfare

New Laws Give Power to Commissioner for Indigenous children’s Welfare

Indigenous The Law

New laws introduced last week have given the National Indigenous Children’s Commissioner stronger powers to carry out her role. The...

Calls to invest in support system where children thrive

Calls to invest in support system where children thrive

Education Indigenous Politics & Economy

 Australia spends over a billion dollars annually putting children in lock up – that’s according to the Productivity Commission Report...

Rights of children in detention ‘increasingly violated’

Rights of children in detention ‘increasingly violated’

Social Justice

A report from Human Rights Watch has criticised the Australian criminal justice system for its treatment of children held in...

Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis

Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis

Politics & Economy Social Justice

The Australian Medical Association has joined forces with top youth justice experts to urge governments to address the root causes...

Landmark report makes urgent call for youth justice reform

Landmark report makes urgent call for youth justice reform

Social Justice The Law

A landmark report from Australia’s Human Rights Commission reflects long-standing calls for youth and child justice reform across Australia, urging...

Neurodivergent Kids Disproportionately Affected by Justice and Education Systems, advocates say

Neurodivergent Kids Disproportionately Affected by Justice and Education Systems, advocates say

Social Justice The Law

In August this year, the Queensland government pushed for laws allowing police watchhouses and adult prisons to be used as...

Juvenile in Adult Detention as Facilities Overflow

Juvenile in Adult Detention as Facilities Overflow

Health Social Justice The Law

Several juvenile offenders have been held in detention in adult watchhouse facilities for over 30 days following an overflow of...

Calls to Close Tasmanian Youth Detention Centre

Calls to Close Tasmanian Youth Detention Centre

The Law

Recent sessions of Tasmania’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings have revealed much about the state’s...

NT youth justice legislation changes disproportionately affect Indigenous youths

NT youth justice legislation changes disproportionately affect Indigenous youths

Indigenous The Law

The Northern Territory Government implemented new changes to the Territory’s youth justice legislation, which came into effect on Tuesday. The...

No Bail in NT for Indigenous youth

No Bail in NT for Indigenous youth

Indigenous

Human rights groups and lawyers have criticised the Northern Territory government’s proposed tightening of youth bail laws under changes announced...