youth detention

Queensland’s Government passed its ‘adult time, adult crime’ laws on Thursday to address what it’s called the state’s “youth crime crisis”.

WA Premier Roger Cook said a clear “failure has taken place” and that authorities were working to understand the circumstances of the incident.

The Victorian Government is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state from 10 to 12, under a new bill.

A formal review by a Queensland Government department called their deaths “preventable”.

Over 1,500 children spent at least one week detained in a Queensland police watchhouse from 2018 to 2023, according to data given to TDA.