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Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling
Growing numbers of young people are reaching breaking point before seeking couns...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 23 Jun 2026
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
Luke Carroll joins push for health checks at Yarrabah
Award-winning Wairadjuri and Ngunnawal actor and presenter Luke Carroll will vis...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Jun 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 Huma...
Giovanni Torre 27 May 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.

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
Indigenous Game Changers Program driving brighter futures in the Hunter

A community-led research initiative centred in the Hunter region of New South Wales is showing how culturally grounded, strengths-based approaches can make a measurable difference in the lives of Abor...

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Scholarship helps future youth worker give back to community

Proud Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri woman Mia Cafe hopes to use her youth work studies to help create safer and more supportive spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people by drawing on he...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 18, 2026
Koorie Academy to mark 50 years of NAIDOC with 2026 Outback Tour

Koorie Academy Basketball has announced its 2026 Outback Tour, which will celebrate "50 Years of Deadly" during the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC Week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 18, 2026
Federal Budget delivers $1.31b in Indigenous-specific measures, but reform gaps remain

A new First Nations Economics analysis of the 2026-27 Federal Budget says the Commonwealth has delivered significant targeted investment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, while le...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 13, 2026
Yawardani Jan-ga helping young people heal with horses

Yamatji woman and domestic and sexual violence subject matter expert Kyalie Moore recently visited a Kimberley equine-assisted learning program as part of her national 'Stamp It Out' Tour.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 12, 2026
Youth Sector Forum to champion self-determination

AbSec - NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation and Mounty Aboriginal Youth & Community Services (MAYCS) have united to host the Quarterly Sector Youth Forum in Sydney on May 1...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 12, 2026
The world is watching Australia breach its human rights obligations, legal body says

The United Nations' finding that the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination" is another sign the Prime Ministe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 8, 2026
Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children

The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination", the United Nations has said. Despite making up only 6.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Footy club's community arm opens doors for a new generation across the NT

There is an excitement building across the Top End, and it has nothing to do with the scoreboard. The arrival of the Port Adelaide Football Club and its community arm, Power Community Limited, to the...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 6, 2026
Security cameras were offline during ‘critical incident’ at troubled youth detention centre

Security cameras at northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre were offline during a "critical incident" just days after the facility was set on fire, right to information laws have re...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 4, 2026
Indigenous teens excited by chance to influence real-world policy

Two Indigenous teenagers are among 59 people from across Western Australia hand-picked to have a chance of influencing legislation across the state.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 1, 2026
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