raisetheage
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
‘For young people, prison doesn’t work’, says Vic MP
One shadow minister and history PhD has weighed in on what he sees as the ‘greatest social policy failure of the last...
03 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
‘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
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
Cash urged to #raisetheage
Dozens of organisations have called on Attorney-General Michaelia Cash for an update on the age of criminal...
29 July 2021
By Lauren Croft