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WA Corrective Services minister set to quit politics
The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is se...
Giovanni Torre 6 Jul 2026
Study finds police-led youth action meetings delivering no benefit for NSW children and families
A new evaluation shows NSW Police Force Youth Action Meetings (YAMs) are not wor...
Giovanni Torre 28 Apr 2026
Partnership extended in Kununurra to support young people at risk
Police and Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) and Kununurra Waringarri Aboriginal Corpor...
Natasha Clark 9 Jan 2026
Major milestone for key youth justice initiative Marlamanu
Set deep in the Kimberley bushland, a cluster of new buildings and a tennis cour...
Natasha Clark 28 Nov 2025
Warumungu leader Jaiden Dickenson wins 2026 NT Young Australian of the Year
Proud Warumungu man Jaiden Dickenson has been awarded the 2026 NT Young Australi...
Nicole Brown 4 Nov 2025
A path to purpose - Still on Track E-Scooter Program Launches in Kununurra

Wunan Foundation this week welcomed 10 new participants into the Still on Track E-Scooter Program, a hands-on initiative combining welding, mentorship, and electric scooter assembly.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 30, 2025
NT youth justice amendments will cost millions and increase offending, advocates warn

The Justice Reform Initiative has slammed the Northern Territory government's latest amendments to youth justice laws as "a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children's inc...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 28, 2025
What are we doing to our kids? Australia’s War on Children in the name of "justice"

Off the back of the Northern Territory government reclassifying 13 offences—including "assaulting police" and driving stolen vehicles—as "serious offences" under the Youth Justice Regulati...

Children’s Ground warns planned restriction of NT youth diversionary programs will 'deepen trauma and reinforce cycles of harm'

Indigenous-led youth advocacy group Children's Ground has raised the alarm about the Northern Territory Government's latest amendments to the NT's Youth Justice Regulations.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2025
First Nations advocates alarmed at NT government restricting access to youth justice diversion programs

Indigenous justice advocates have expressed alarm at the NT Government's decision to reduce the availability of youth diversion programs which aim to steer young people away from prison and into rehab...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 4, 2025
Stop politicising youth offending and invest in support programs, NT Aboriginal justice agency says ahead of Territory election

The Northern Territory's largest Indigenous legal organisation says whichever party wins the upcoming election needs to prioritise diversionary options in order to reduce the NT's reliance on prisons.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 15, 2024
More culturally appropriate changes needed to keep children out of prison, report finds

More culturally appropriate responsive diversion programs are needed to help steer children away from incarceration, a new report from the University of Queensland has found.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 25, 2024
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