Raise the Age
Media and commentary about our work to Raise the Age, because children belong in schools and communities, not prisons.
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NIT: ‘Abuse, restraint and isolation’: Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody
CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke of the harms caused by criminalising children.
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NIT: Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
Legal advice we obtained shows that the Australian Government could act to stop state and territory governments from locking up children.
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NIT: UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government
The Australian Government has also refused to act on legal advice which says it can intervene to protect children’s rights.
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NIT: Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility
The Australian Government is resisting calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility by referencing State Close the Gap Targets.
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Campaign Brief: Raise the Age NSW campaign’s next phase launches with cross-sector collaboration
The JEC is part of a new social media campaign calling the NSW Government to do better for our children and communities.
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NIT: Community groups urge NSW Government to raise age to 14 in youth justice push
Community leaders, frontline workers and First Nations advocates to tell the NSW Government: it’s time to do better on youth justice for kids and communities
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Joint release: Community leaders tell the NSW Government: do better for children and communities
Leaders called on the NSW Government to raise the age and invest in community services.
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NIT: Youth justice system in crisis as Senate inquiry hears calls for national reform
Legal advice we provided to the Commonwealth about intervening in state youth justice legislation has been ignored.
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NIT: Prime Minister pressed to show leadership on Indigenous custody rates
With NATSILS, we’ve called on the Commonwealth Goverment to use its powers and protect children from harmful laws.
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NIT: Human Rights Act a must as UN slams Australia’s age of criminal responsibility
Legal advice we obtained shows the Commonwealth Government can intervene to protect children.