raise the age

‘No child belongs in prison’: 128,000 signatures to raise the age in NSW and Victoria

Pressure is mounting for state governments as large numbers from NSW and Victoria sign the petition to raise the age of...

18 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

200,000 signatures to raise the age of criminal responsibility

On Thursday, 4 August, the Commonwealth government was given the #RaiseTheAge petition, for which over 200,000...

08 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Law Council again argues to ‘raise the age’

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has reiterated its call for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised...

04 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Attorneys-general plan to #raisetheage is ‘half-baked’, legal organisations say

A number of legal bodies and organisations have raised concerns over the age of criminal responsibility after a meeting...

17 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

ACT outlines plan to #RaiseTheAge

State and territory governments across the country are being urged to follow the lead of the ACT, after the release of...

13 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

Current court system doesn’t ‘come close’ to upholding rights

“Deeply embedded” bad practice needs to be called out in order to protect children’s rights, according to one...

29 September 2021

By Lauren Croft