Amanda’s mother believes the school did not do enough to protect her daughter or other girls after a boy’s alarming behaviour.
Queensland Parliament has been urged to block a private member’s bill from an MP who warned that any compromise could delay further reform.
Across Australia,the age of criminal responsibility is 10 years. That means that we can,and do,send 10-year-old children to prison. Perhaps more of us should spare a thought for these children.
Reformed prisoner Joe Kwon will help young offenders stay out of jail with the help of a $100,000 grant.
Child advocates say too many young Australians are being locked up,and it’s time the states got serious about lifting the age of criminal responsibility,not just to 12,but to 14.
State attorneys-general across the country agreed to support developing a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12.
One of the guards was attacked by a teen with a guitar,the other was burned when hot water was thrown on him,so WorkSafe charged the Justice Department for workplace safety breaches.
Brendan Thomas spent his career improving justice outcomes for Aboriginal people. Now he’s driving several of the NSW government’s key Closing the Gap measures.
Jailed at 14 and eventually bunking with a child killer,Sandie Jessamine escaped three times. Nearly 50 years on,she recalls the traumatic years that shaped her future.
Just 17,apprentice Jack Beasley arrived in Surfers Paradise for a night out with his mates. Hours later he died in hospital after a stab wound to the heart.
The criminal history of children aged under 14 would be wiped and kids moved out of detention centres under a private member’s bill.