Children as young as 10 could face a prison sentence as the Northern Territory Parliament passed controversial legislation to lower the age of criminal responsibility. After the territory recently became the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age to 12, the new government moved quickly to bring it back to 10.
“Slick online memes” are luring children into right-wing extremist ideologies, the head of MI5 has warned.
Young offenders in NSW are more likely to end up in court than in a diversion program, and there is a trend for police to take a more punitive approach to dealing with children. New research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows a decline in the proportion of young offenders officially … Read more
Meta has announced strict new restrictions for teenage Instagram users in Australia.
During the lull in fighting, a mass vaccination campaign against polio for 640,000 children is scheduled to begin in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Australia is close to the first report card of a ten-year plan to end gender-based violence against women and children.
Australia's commitment to ending violence against women and children is being put to the test following the release of two highly anticipated reports this week.
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to entice five girls into sexual acts at a fast-food chain in Broome. Johnny Bell appeared in Perth District Court on Tuesday where he was sentenced to three years and four months in prison by Judge Vicki Stewart.
Although Mel Cantwell was invited by the Black Swan State Theatre Company to direct their latest production of The Children, it is certainly a play she would have chosen herself, as she described it as the perfect marriage of director and material. Written by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood – known for her play Chimerica, which … Read more
The headteacher of a class of four students who were caught rating their classmates online believes a blanket ban on social media for young people will not work.