age of criminal responsibility

Rights of children in detention ‘increasingly violated’

The Wire

A report from Human Rights Watch has criticised the Australian criminal justice system for its treatment of children held in...

Northern Territory to raise Age of Criminal Responsibility

The Wire

The Northern Territory is expected to become the first State or Territory in Australia to have a minimum age of...

Continued push to raise the age of criminal responsibility

The Wire

The age of criminal responsibility in most of Australia is still 10 years old, despite continued campaigns to lift it...