The number of crime victims will decrease if the Liberal National Party is elected in Queensland, says its leader. But Premier Steven Miles says the LNP's plan to tackle youth crime is baseless and just a ploy to win the October election – and polls suggest the opposition is well on its way to achieving … Read more
WA's highest legal body urged an independent review of the state's youth justice system in a letter to the Cook government, saying repeated calls to improve it “have fallen on deaf ears”. In a letter sent this week to Premier Roger Cook and Minister for Corrections Paul Papalia, the Law Society of WA, the organisation … Read more
After a four-week investigation that uncovered the most horrific details of the youth justice system in Western Australia, the state awoke on Friday morning to the tragic news that another child had died in custody.
Joey Dijkstra from Albany has been committed to improving mental health and wellbeing in Australia for the past two years and has been named a finalist in the WA Youth Awards in Community Leadership. Mx Dijkstra joined the headspace Youth National Reference Group in 2022 to advocate for queer and disabled young people in regional … Read more
The youngest minister in the history of the Northern Territory saved the Country Liberal Party from ruin. Eight years ago, Lia Finocchiaro was one of two CLP survivors after a crushing election defeat that left Labor with just 18 of 25 seats.
Opposites attract, say this unusual musical duo, who stop by Narrogin during their state tour, combining jazz and hip hop in a groundbreaking celebration of Noongar and Jingili culture. Noonjar and Jingili rapper Zero Emcee and the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra bring their stirring performance ‘From Be-Bop To Hip-Hop’ to Narrogin Town Hall on August … Read more