New expert legal advice to protect children
Across Australia, state and territory governments are passing harsh laws meaning more children are being locked up, held in adult police cells and in harmful conditions in detention centres. Read More
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The need for justice reform to Raise The Age
NSW organisations continue to call for the NSW Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 following the release of a concerning report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Read More
Expert criticises Qld’s tough new stance on youth crime: jail is...
Figures released by the Productivity Commission in January this year show Queensland jails more children than…
Bill in Queensland could raise the age of criminal responsibility
Greens MP Michael Berkman has introduced a bill to Queensland Parliament proposing to raise the minimum…
Fight to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 continues
What were you doing when you were 10 years old? Well, while some of us would…