Natalie Lewis
Almost 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people across Queensland are being celebrated this year through the Young, Black and Proud Scholarship program — a growing initiative that h...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Queensland can now apply for up to $10,000 in scholarship funding to support their goals in education, sport, or the arts.
First Nations leaders fear the Queensland government is trying to "destroy" First Nations youth and families by intentionally removing Indigenous children.
The Prime Minister has batted away the need for UN intervention in the Northern Territory justice system, despite calls from a senior Indigenous MP.
Evidence, rather than "uninformed or deliberately misconstrued narratives," is needed to drive policy around youth justice, a senate hearing has been told.
27 Indigenous children attempted self-harm in prison in the last financial year, new data has revealed. Furthermore, Australia is spending more than a billion dollars on imprisoning children, with 460...
The number of children aged 13 or under being housed in Queensland watch houses has increased 50 per cent in the past 12 months. The statistics form part of a report tabled by the Office of the Public...
The Queensland Government's decision to abolish the state's truth-telling inquiry is a major step backwards for First Nations rights, the First Nations Human Rights Commissioner has said.
A scholarship worth $5000 encouraging First Nations young people to reach their full potential in their chosen field has been launched for 2024.
The fall out into revelations a First Nations 17-year-old was struck with a baton by police at the Richlands watch house in Brisbane have continued to reverberate, with police behaviour being explicit...
A new $1.28 billion 'community safety plan' announced by the Queensland government won't make the state any safer according to advocates, who argue continually investing in prisons and policing is a "...
An interim draft report on youth justice in Queensland has said evidence around removing detention as a last resort is unclear, as chaos reigned in State Parliament.
More than 1100 children and young people have been arrested and charged in Queensland through new youth bail laws, in a revelation that further undermines the state's commitment to closing the gap.