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Federal police warns of youth radicalisation 'tsunami' as advocates reject punitive responses
The Australian Federal Police's (AFP) warning of radicalisation among children h...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Oct 2026
'Right path': Diverting Pasifika youth away from jail
In and out of jail for half of his young life, Chris quickly learnt to have eyes...
Farid Farid 19 Oct 2026
‘Punitive shifts’ in Victoria’s youth justice system worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children
"Punitive shifts" in Victoria's youth justice system have led to worsening outco...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Oct 2026
Now's the time: Uluru Youth Dialogue on Voice defeat, First Nations policy, and road ahead three years on from referendum
Three years on from the Voice referendum defeat, "we can't shy away" from a feel...
Jarred Cross 15 Oct 2026
'Alarming': Hardline youth crime policies risk making communities less safe
A focus on youth crime and punitive responses ahead of the Victorian election sh...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Oct 2026
Australia’s first culturally grounded eating disorder screening tool launched in the Kimberley

Western Australia has launched Australia's first "culturally grounded eating disorder screening tool", for Aboriginal young people in the Kimberley.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2026
Jackson Phillips named WA Young Person of the Year

Knaarla Karla Booja, Ballardong and Wilman teenager Jackson Phillips has been named Western Australia's 2026 Young Person of the Year after being recognised for his leadership, tennis achievements and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 30, 2026
First Nations perspective, leadership and knowledge critical to supporting young people's mental health

Current systems are not meeting the needs of First Nations people, and lack the cultural understanding and perspectives required to properly ensure mental wellbeing of young people, sector leaders hav...

Fashion parade illuminates Fitzroy Crossing

Indigenous models wore locally-designed clothes decorated by vivid colours and Aboriginal patterns during the SKUTTA '26 fashion parade in Fitzroy Crossing on Tuesday evening.

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Ronan O’Connell Sep 25, 2026
WA Labor: a legacy of missed opportunities

For almost three terms of government, WA Labor has had a generational opportunity to make change, to ensure that all West Australians are afforded basic human rights.

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Wayne Nannup Sep 24, 2026
Exclusive: PM placing 'toxic cultural load' on McCarthy over government 'failures' - Thorpe

The federal Minister for Indigenous Australians is being saddled with a "toxic cultural load" in having to front the media over government "failures" across portfolios, Senator Lidia Thorpe says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 21, 2026
Analysis: What more does the Government need to hear to raise the age?

There is something dispiriting about Senate inquiries. Organisations — some working on the smell of an oily rag — trek to their respective capital cities to give evidence they have provide...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 21, 2026
Youth justice: don't let another inquiry go to waste

On election night in 2022, millions of Australians watched Prime Minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech:"I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet.

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Nerita Waight Sep 18, 2026
Cross-party push to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

A Liberal, Independent and Greens Senator have united to call for the Commonwealth to mandate a minimum age of criminal responsibility across the country, even as government Senators declined to do so...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 18, 2026
'Erosion of children’s rights': Fears raised over Queensland's Circuit Breaker legislation set to send youth offenders to remote facilities

Youth offenders in Queensland could now be sent to remote facilities for rehabilitation as a diversion measure, with fears for the rights, safety and wellbeing of First Nations children in particular.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 18, 2026
Young Indigenous women changing the face of STEM

Young Indigenous women are making their mark in science, and a national award is recognising a program determined to make sure they have the space, support and cultural safety to stay there.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Sep 18, 2026
Indigenous youth and families to feel brunt of NSW bail law extension

Aboriginal children and families will suffer from the New South Wales government's "punitive" bail law extension, advocates say, as Labor argues the controversial laws are curbing youth crime.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
NSW crime crackdown criticised as ‘punishing’ exploited children

The New South Wales Government's announcement that police will be given stronger tools to disrupt organised crime networks, and children will face stronger penalties, has been criticised by legal expe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 2026
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