Crime - Australia
Queensland’s draconian approach to youth justice sets kids up to fail | Ben Smee
Tightened bail laws have led to a spike in children being imprisoned – the long-term damage caused by short-term, vote-chasing politics
Ben Smee
03, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Victorian government to apologise to victims of sexual abuse at state schools later this year
Daniel Andrews will meet with campaigner Glen Fearnett on Monday ahead of a formal apology
Adeshola Ore and Benita Kolovos
03, Feb, 2023 @7:37 AM
Head of Queensland police taskforce says ‘keeping children in detention’ not the solution
George Marchesini says new group will focus on preventing youth offending and work to address underlying complex factors
Eden Gillespie
01, Feb, 2023 @7:38 AM
I tell my children real stories, not fairytales. Should I worry about their love of true crime? | Emma Brockes
They listen to adult stories – I just hope it doesn’t rob them of a playful aspect of childhood, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
30, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘Tip of the iceberg’: hundreds of victims allege sexual abuse at Victorian state schools
Exclusive: Pressure builds on government to apologise, as lawyer likens ‘trail of destruction’ to that wreaked by Catholic church
Benita Kolovos
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australians urged to ditch ‘tough on crime’ mindset for youth justice as it does not work
As Queensland cracks down on young offenders, experts fear ill-informed public sentiment is influencing policy
Ben Smee
25, Jan, 2023 @1:00 AM
Pressure builds on Victoria to overhaul bail laws in response to Indigenous woman’s death on remand
Ahead of coroner handing down findings into death of Veronica Nelson, her partner says she ‘shouldn’t have been in jail’
Benita Kolovos
24, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
Queensland cracks down on hate crimes in wake of recent Nazi propaganda
Labor will introduce a bill to move serious vilification from the anti-discrimination act into the criminal code in March
Eden Gillespie
23, Jan, 2023 @5:53 AM
‘No one wants to talk to us’: victims of child sexual abuse from Victoria state schools fight for justice
‘We believe you, we support you,’ Daniel Andrews said after George Pell’s death, but those abused in the state’s government schools are still waiting for an apology
Benita Kolovos
20, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Tara shooting incident brings back Wieambilla memories for traumatised residents
Four teenagers arrested after reports of shots fired in centre of Queensland town
Joe Hinchliffe
19, Jan, 2023 @1:25 AM
Police seize neo-Nazi paraphernalia in series of raids across south-east Queensland
Exclusive: Three men charged with damage offences, with the state government yet to outlaw display of hate symbols
Eden Gillespie
19, Jan, 2023 @12:22 AM
‘I choose to forgive’: Brisbane cyclist explains why he sought leniency for driver who tried to mow him down
Abdirashid Abdi endured a terrifying 4WD chase by a stranger but says he found no peace in her incarceration
Joe Hinchliffe
25, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
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