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Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility
Hundreds of pages of documents produced to the Senate reveal the federal governm...
Dechlan Brennan 22 Jun 2026
Young people's experiences of the justice system brought to the stage in Saplings' Victorian premiere
The Australian Theatre for Young People's (ATYP) acclaimed production, Saplings,...
Phoebe Blogg 19 Jun 2026
Strength, hope, and survival: The Torch explores incarceration experience with women's exhibition We Sit in Circle
The Torch's We Sit in Circle reflects the journey of lived experience with incar...
Jarred Cross 17 Jun 2026
Prison report confirms 'system is in crisis'
The latest report on Western Australia's Casuarina Prison reveals a system in cr...
Giovanni Torre 17 Jun 2026
After a 12-year fight for justice, former Don Dale detainees win High Court appeal over unlawful tear-gassing
Four Aboriginal men who were unlawfully subjected to tear gas while detained as...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jun 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
Problems plaguing WA’s Casuarina Prison have ‘persisted and intensified’ – new report

Western Australia's Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has tabled its latest inspection report on Casuarina Prison, identifying ongoing and increasing pressures at the state's largest corre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 16, 2026
Reconciliation Week closes with reflection, connection and commitment on Larrakia Country

National Reconciliation Week concluded across the Northern Territory on Mabo Day, bringing communities together on Larrakia Country to reflect on the past, celebrate the resilience of First Nations pe...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 5, 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say

An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
'I carry the voices of all of the women that have shaped my thinking on the issues that matter' - June Oscar AO on her life's work and the meaning of Reconciliation

Bunuba woman and longtime justice advocate June Oscar AO spoke with National Indigenous Times this week about her life's work, her memoirs, Reconciliation Week and the journey ahead.

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Maria Marouchtchak May 27, 2026
Canberra issues warning to NT Government over legal aid crisis amid 'tough on crime' crackdown

The federal Attorney-General has written to the Northern Territory government expressing concern that the CLP's "tough on crime" policies are not being matched with investment in legal agencies.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
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 Human Rights Commission on behalf of roughly one hundred victims of alleged child sexual abuse in Western Australia's youth...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2026
‘Where there is no justice, there is no peace’: No charges over Kumanjayi White's death sparks outrage

An emotional Lidia Thorpe says she, and thousands of other First Nations people, are "sick of being angry and devastated" at the lack of accountability over Indigenous deaths in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Children in a jurisdiction's youth justice system, who are overwhelmingly Indigenous, are going without legal representation and languishing in over-crowded prisons, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested over alleged drug supply across Mparntwe / Alice Springs town camps

A 47-year-old man has been charged over the alleged supply of methamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine across Mparntwe / Alice Springs, including in six town camps.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 26, 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 the power to charge, question and detain young people for up to 48 hours without a legal guardian present, will "expose...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
Safety priorities for LGBTIQA+ First Nations people as extremism rears its head

In 2026 we've seen an uptake of visible and physical right-wing extremism. Over the past few years, we've seen this coming slowly but surely, people with hateful ideologies have been given permission...

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Tanesha Bennell May 18, 2026
'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community

Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official response following the determination by the Federal Court on Tuesday that Fortescue should pay Yindjibarndi native title holde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2026
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