The Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory laid bare systemic and shocking failures in the treatment of mostly Aboriginal children and youn... Read more
“I haven’t seen anyone with an intellectual disability who hasn’t gotten worse in prison. They are often punished [by staff] when struggling to communicate or seeking help. The staff d... Read more
Strong themes emerged around the importance of cultural and community connections for health and wellbeing during the Indigenous Allied Health Australia conference, says Karen Wyld, in her r... Read more
The Change the Record Coalition launched an eight-point plan to reform Australia’s youth justice system Monday, seizing on the Northern Territory Royal Commission as an “historic... Read more
Health and medical groups are backing a push for federal, state and territory governments to prioritise youth justice reform nationally in the wake of the Royal Commission into the Protectio... Read more
The findings of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory are essential reading for those who make policy and provide services in health, j... Read more
***UPDATED*** There’s one more important event you shouldn’t miss this week. Today (November 17), the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory... Read more
The first public sitting of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was held in Darwin today. Commissioners Mick Gooda and Margaret White... Read more
Indigenous and mainstream justice and rights leaders today welcomed the appointment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda and former Queensland Supr... Read more
*Updated with comments from Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda* The Government is emphasising its “swift and decisive” action in establishing a Royal Commission into abuse in juvenile ju... Read more
