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Paige turns adversity into arts triumph
A $1000 prize for a young Yamaji Wangi artist was icing on the cake after a jour...
David Prestipino 23 Aug 2026
'They had a blast' - kids record music video with rap icon BARKAA
It is rare for children and youth in remote communities to stand shoulder to sho...
David Prestipino 22 Aug 2026
Prosecutor whose office leaked details about an Indigenous child wins appeal in feud with judge
A judge with a "long-standing grievance" against a top prosecutor has been boote...
Tom Wark (AAP) 21 Aug 2026
Queensland Indigenous youth leadership program opens for 2026
Applications have opened for the 2026 Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Pro...
Joseph Guenzler 21 Aug 2026
Remote town’s Night Space supports youth, community safety

A youth night space has begun operating in Kununurra this week to provide a safe place for young people in the East Kimberley town. The Kununurra Youth Night Space (KYNS) is temporarily based at the p...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 21, 2026
PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

The prime minister has been urged to show leadership and put an end to the mass incarceration of Indigenous children across Australia. First Nations youth justice has again come under the spotlight wi...

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Lloyd Jones (AAP) Aug 19, 2026
PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'

The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
Labor MP calls for urgent youth curfew in Katherine amid community crime concerns

Labor's remote communities envoy says an urgent youth curfew is required in the Northern Territory town of Katherine after locals expressed frustration at the crime rate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 11, 2026
UQ research highlights alternatives to child incarceration

Manandanji woman Dr Lorelle Holland says prioritising prevention over punishment could reduce child incarceration and avoid youth detention costs of up to $3,000 a day per child.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 7, 2026
Democracy demands better: How WA's 'Post and Boast' bill could criminalise you for an Instagram post

Imagine sharing a video of a protester up a tree, with a caption cheering them on, forgetting you ever posted it, then finding out your post may be criminalised under new proposed laws that you had no...

Kununurra car chase video sparks renewed call for comprehensive approach to youth offending

A video showing up to three WA Police cars chasing a stolen Toyota Landcruiser utility in Kununurra, Western Australia, has gone viral, posted by American ABC news stations across the United States in...

Pacific backs regional youth framework for 2027 to 2036

Pacific youth ministry leaders have endorsed a regional framework intended to guide youth development, investment and accountability across the region from 2027 to 2036.

'Abuse, restraint and isolation': Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody

A new campaign calling for enforceable national minimum standards to protect the human rights of children in custody has been launched. Coming in the wake of Closing the Gap data showing the rate of I...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Halls Creek Night Space linked to fall in youth crime, but youngest children miss out

No fighting, more kindness, and McDonald's. These were among the requests from Halls Creek children when the Jungarni-Jutiya Indigenous Corporation (JJIC) asked what they wanted from the town's new Ni...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 3, 2026
‘Government must act’: Closing the Gap data concerns Aboriginal legal service

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has raised concerns about the Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap data. Released on Wednesday evening, the Commission's 2026 Closing the Gap report...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 3, 2026
Yorta Yorta Turtles youth basketball club wants you this season

Shepparton-based, Aboriginal-led and culture-gounded basketball club Yorta Yorta Turtles are gearing up for their upcoming season, and inviting the community's youth to come and get involved.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 31, 2026
From student to mentor: Malakye Blow is shaping the next generation

For proud Butchulla and Munanjali man Malakye Blow, leadership has always been about returning to community and creating opportunities for those coming after him.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 31, 2026
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