‘Adult level of planning’:Teen girls to remain in custody over Perth Facebook Marketplace knife attack
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‘Adult level of planning’:Teen girls to remain in custody over Perth Facebook Marketplace knife attack

A Banksia Grove man wanted to sell his old iPhone,but after he opened his door to the two youths,this simple transaction turned into an alleged knife attack.

  • byHeather McNeill

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‘Fever pitch’:Youth prison workers walk off job amid assaults,threats

‘Fever pitch’:Youth prison workers walk off job amid assaults,threats

Detainees at Brisbane’s youth prisons allegedly attacked staff with a makeshift knife and punched another in the face in separate incidents this week.

  • byZach Hope
Want more staff at rat-infested Banksia Hill? Pay them more
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Want more staff at rat-infested Banksia Hill? Pay them more

A read of inspector Eamon Ryan’s report reveals staffing issues are ultimately at the heart of most of the issues in the facility,more staff means less time kids are locked in their cells and more opportunities for detainees to take part in rehabilitative programs.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Every element of Banksia Hill is failing’:Damning report reveals ‘emergency’ at WA’s only youth detention centre

‘Every element of Banksia Hill is failing’:Damning report reveals ‘emergency’ at WA’s only youth detention centre

The report will heap pressure on new Premier Roger Cook and new Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia,who are both officially just one day into their jobs.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Ridiculous’:Court banned Qld boy from any car without a youth worker

‘Ridiculous’:Court banned Qld boy from any car without a youth worker

Advocates say the bail condition,since overturned,highlights the issues facing kids accused of crimes – and the need for a police rethink.

  • byMatt Dennien
React and repeat? What Palaszczuk’s cabinet shake-up could really tell us
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Government

React and repeat? What Palaszczuk’s cabinet shake-up could really tell us

Labor has shown it can be spooked by loud or scary-enough voices. The latest shake-up was reportedly being considered since last month’s slipping polls.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Banksia Hill detainee slashes ‘alone’ into his forearm with razor

Banksia Hill detainee slashes ‘alone’ into his forearm with razor

Complaints flooding the Department of Justice regarding Perth’s youth detention centre include female inmates alleging sexual behaviour and violence from guards.

  • byHamish Hastie
Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars:McGowan

Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars:McGowan

Premier Mark McGowan said the figure was the result of early estimates of the damage caused by 49 detainees during a riot last week that lasted more than 14 hours.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest

WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest

The WA premier has doubled down on his criticism of young inmates involved in a riot at the Banksia Hill detention centre,adding he is sick of calls for inquiries into the troubled facility.

  • byTara Cosoleto
New youth prison confirmed for site near south-east Queensland town

New youth prison confirmed for site near south-east Queensland town

One of two new facilities will be built adjacent to an existing high-security adult site under plans to deal with the state’s stretched detention capacity.

  • byMatt Dennien
Police lay charges as Facebook pulls plug on vigilante group

Police lay charges as Facebook pulls plug on vigilante group

Queensland’s crime debate has escalated to online-organised vigilantism in one town amid calls for calm. Two people have now been charged.

  • byMatt Dennien