Posting and Boasting About A Crime Now Illegal In NT
Nicole Byrne
October 28, 2024
New “Post and Boast” Laws: A Double-Edged Sword in Youth Crime Prevention? In a recent legislative move, the Northern Territory
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Queensland Watch House Footage of Child Detainees Sparks Outrage
Nicole Byrne
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Peter O’Brien, our Principal Solicitor, comments on the Queensland watch house footage: “This is disgusting and vile treatment of vulnerable
NSW Police To Stop Using STMP On Children
Nicole Byrne
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NSW Police To Stop Using STMP On Children After a lengthy five-year investigation, NSW police are to stop using Suspect
What is a Closed Court?
Nicole Byrne
July 26, 2023
In Australia, a fundamental principle in the law has long been held that Courts must deliver ‘open justice’. This means
London police strip-searched 15yo Black girl at school
Sarah Gore
March 17, 2022
Strip searching children has made headlines again after a girl was strip-searched at her London school. The 15-year-old Black girl
Raise the Age: Getting Children out of Prisons
Sarah Gore
September 7, 2021
Across Australia, children as young as 10 can be arrested by police, charged with an offence, hauled before Children’s Court
State of Victoria ‘not a good parent’ to indigenous children report finds
Sarah Gore
June 29, 2021
Victoria’s child protection system is under fire for not acting like a good parent to Indigenous children in its care.
Queensland Government’s “war on youth” won’t fix crime
Sarah Gore
March 1, 2021
The Queensland Government‘s latest knee jerk reaction to a spate of tragedies leaves already vulnerable children in an even more
Former Royal Commissioner into Youth Justice Slams QLD “crackdown” on youth crime
Sarah Gore
February 11, 2021
Former co-commissioner of the Northern Territory’s Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children Mick Gooda slammed Queensland’s new
