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: 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.
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NIT: PM urged to intervene as states push laws increasing child incarceration
We supported calls from NATSILS for the Commonwealth Government take action on state and territory laws driving child imprisonment.
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NIT: Advocates warn more children will be ‘churned through the system’ after NSW law changes
CEO Jonathon Hunyor said the NSW Government should focus on real solutions, including raising the age of criminal responsibility.
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SMH: When is a child responsible for a crime? Not everyone likes the answer
We argued that changes to doli incapax will mean more children receive prison sentences.
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NIT: Experts: Albanese has power — and duty — to lift age of criminal responsibility
Legal advice from Senior Counsel makes it clear the Commonwealth can act to protect children from harmful laws.
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ABC the World Today: Calls for federal intervention on youth justice
CEO Jonathon Hunyor and NATSILS CEO Karly Warner explained why the Commonwealth Government can and should take action to protect children.