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Human Rights Commission receives formal complaint as class action looms over alleged abuse of children in WA youth detention
Key points: - A Representative Complaint has been filed with the Australian Huma...
Giovanni Torre 27 May 2026
NT youth justice changes risks traumatising vulnerable children, legal organisation warns
Changes to the Northern Territory's youth justice laws, which would give police...
Dechlan Brennan 22 May 2026
Security cameras were offline during ‘critical incident’ at troubled youth detention centre
Security cameras at northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre w...
Callan Morse 4 May 2026
Children's commissioner ignored on laws targeting kids
A territory government's treatment of children has gone backwards since a damnin...
Thorpe blasts NT government, departments for refusing to face youth justice inquiry
Federal Senator Lidia Thorpe says the failure of the Northern Territory governme...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Apr 2026
No NT government department or official to appear before Senate inquiry into youth justice

An inquiry into youth justice hearings in Darwin this week will proceed without any Northern Territory government departments appearing or making submissions, despite the over-representation of Indige...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 27, 2026
Pressure mounts on PM to address youth incarceration 'crisis' as Indigenous Labor conference begins

The peak body for Indigenous legal services says the Prime Minister must place an emergency youth justice summit on the agenda at the inaugural National Indigenous Labor Conference.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 18, 2026
Community-led plan launched to steer NSW children away from detention

A new strategy aimed at diverting children away from the justice system and toward community-led responses has been launched in New South Wales.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
'Trying to pass the buck': Government accused of ignoring legal advice on youth justice crisis

The federal government's "entirely untrue" response to calls for an urgent national youth justice summit has been slammed as ignoring legal advice.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
'Happened under your watch': Pressure mounts on PM to act on Indigenous youth incarceration crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed calls to convene an urgent national youth justice summit, as states and territories continue rolling out policies critics say are harming Indigenous c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
Indigenous children locked up at 'distressingly high' rate in Tasmanian youth detention centre

New Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) data indicates Indigenous children and young people continue to be disproportionately represented in northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Det...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 17, 2026
‘Locking up children is not the answer’: Aboriginal Legal Service sounds alarm over Tasmania's youth justice system

Tasmania's Aboriginal Legal Service has reaffirmed its opposition to the state's treatment of children in the justice system after the Tasmanian government released a consultation document for its new...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 4, 2026
Youth justice integrity at risk in South Australia as remote hearings become the norm

A Special Report by South Australia's youth detention watchdog has warned that the frequent use of audio-visual link (AVL) technology in the Youth Court is undermining children's ability to meaningful...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2026
Elder calls for senior Aboriginal involvement to support Indigenous youth at Tasmanian detention centre

A respected Tasmanian Elder has called for senior Aboriginal intervention to support Indigenous youth detained at Northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 6, 2026
Safety at troubled Tasmanian youth detention centre in the spotlight following fire, alleged assault

The safety of detainees at Northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) — as well as that of its staff — is in question following a tumultuous period at the troubled facility.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 5, 2026
Staff set to strike at troubled Tasmanian youth detention centre

Staff at a troubled Tasmanian youth detention centre are set to strike on Tuesday. Ashley Youth Detention Centre (Ashley) employees are set to participate in joint stop-work action on Tuesday afternoo...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 3, 2026
United Nations report condemns treatment of young people at Tasmanian youth detention centre

A United Nations review of Australia's human rights compliance has heavily criticised Northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre (Ashley), the facility labelled an especially serious example of...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 30, 2026
NT detention transfers undermine rehabilitation, family connection as children are moved 1500km from Country

The lives of children in detention from Central Australia have been significantly affected by the Northern Territory Government's decision to transfer them more than 1,500 kilometres away from their f...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 29, 2026
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