Youth detention
Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis
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
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
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
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
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
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
Human rights groups and lawyers have criticised the Northern Territory government’s proposed tightening of youth bail laws under changes announced......
War on Kids Sparks Debate
The Queensland Government is this week expected to introduce a series of new measures for young offenders, after a pregnant......
The End of Spit Hoods in Youth Detention
Last week, South Australia announced that it would end the controversial policy of using spit hoods on youth in detention......
Rehabilitation or degeneration? Indigenous youth detention center being built next to adult prison
The NT government has announced its plan to transform the infamous Don Dale prison facility to a new youth detention......