NSW government launches review into age of criminal responsibility

A review is being conducted by the NSW government into the legal presumption that children aged 10 to 14 can’t be...

13 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Adult Crime, Adult Time adds 20 new offences

The Crisafulli government in Queensland has introduced amendments to its Adult Crimes, Adult Time legislation, which...

03 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

Is child-inclusive mediation revolutionising family dispute resolution?

In the realm of family disputes, a director of a specialist dispute resolution practice has shared how child-inclusive...

27 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Is the social media ban a double-edged sword?

As Australia approaches the implementation of its first social media ban, solicitor and law lecturer Yvette Holt...

20 January 2025

By Grace Robbie

New Qld law ‘an international embarrassment’ for Australia, says children’s commissioner

According to the National Children’s Commissioner, the Sunshine State’s controversial Making Queensland Safer Bill...

12 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal professionals urged to drive change following child justice report

Speaking following the release of a landmark report on child justice outcomes across the country, the National...

31 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Concerns raised over WA closing detention facility housing its ‘most complex juvenile detainees’

With the West Australian government set to close Unit 18, which houses the state’s “most high-risk youth...

23 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

The roadmap for reforming children’s justice outcomes in Australia

A minister for children and ratification of a United Nations convention are two of numerous recommendations from the...

02 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

How Australia is failing on youth justice

Our nation needs a transformation when it comes to justice and wellbeing outcomes for children, argues the National...

18 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

‘It will backfire’: Lawyers warn NT government about lowering age of criminal responsibility

Legal experts have expressed deep concern regarding the newly elected Northern Territory’s Chief Minister’s plan to...

06 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

Adult Crime, Adult Time policy ‘will not fix the problem’, lawyers argue

Under the Liberal National Party’s proposed Adult Crime, Adult Time policy, young offenders found guilty of serious...

19 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Does Australia need a specialised Infant Court?

A Victorian Churchill Fellow urgently calls for the establishment of a specialist Infant Court in Australia as a...

01 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Legal bodies call for NSW government to abandon proposed bail law reforms

Two open letters have been penned to NSW Premier Chris Minns following the Labor government’s proposed reforms to...

20 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

Court should not be limited in making decisions for children, LCA warns

The court should have the discretion to make decisions in the best interests of a child, according to evidence provided...

14 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

Revised Family Law Act to address ‘protracted’ litigation, but shouldn’t miss opportunity to better protect children

Following its response last week to the Joint Select Committee Family Law Inquiry, the federal government has released...

30 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Urgent injunction filed to return children from adult maximum-security prison

A Sydney firm has filed an urgent injunction in the Federal Court to maintain the human rights of the children who have...

25 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

What tech companies must do to keep children safe

Australia is at a critical moment in deciding what level of protection and accountability we expect from the technology...

18 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Critical Incident List to help families in a crisis

The Federal Circuit and the Family Court of Australia has established a new Critical Incident List, which commenced...

08 June 2022

By Simon Levett