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WA Corrective Services minister set to quit politics
The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is se...
Giovanni Torre 6 Jul 2026
'Helps us keep showing up': First Nations-led projects receive philanthropic support
Fifteen First Nations-led organisations have received financial support from a p...
Callan Morse 1 Jul 2026
New campaign aims to stamp racism out of community sport in Victoria
Major sporting associations and on-the-ground organisations are calling for a co...
Jarred Cross 30 Jun 2026
'Sobering snapshot' reveals significant self-harm risk for First Nations teens
Warning: This article discusses self-harm. First Nations young people are more l...
Jarred Cross 27 Jun 2026
Fijian Government and Salvation Army partner to support vulnerable boys
Fiji's Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection has signed an agreement...
Rebekah Rasmussen 25 Jun 2026
Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

Growing numbers of young people are reaching breaking point before seeking counselling, often due to the perceived stigma around asking for help.

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Lloyd Jones (AAP) Jun 23, 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 government's talking points for pushing back against calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility to align with internatio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 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, is set to make its Victorian premiere at The Show Room, Arts Centre Melbourne July 31-August 1.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 19, 2026
Luke Carroll joins push for health checks at Yarrabah

Award-winning Wairadjuri and Ngunnawal actor and presenter Luke Carroll will visit Yarrabah this month to support a youth health campaign focused on regular checks, follow-up care and community connec...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 16, 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
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
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