Leroy was incarcerated when he was just 10 years old. This is what his life is like now Despite pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia, a child as young as 10 can still be given a custodial sentence in almost all states and territories. One boy’s experience has seen him strip-searched, […]

Closing the Gap is a Collective Responsibility Stand up for First Nation’s people’s rights. Black Lives Matter and it’s about time that Australia got swept up in the worldwide movement, not only for George Floyd, but also for its own First Nation’s people. “Closing the Gap” is a collective responsibility, which depends upon engagement of […]

National Reconciliation Week It’s reconciliation week: Black Lives Matter and it’s about time that Australia got swept up in the worldwide movement, not only for George Floyd, but also for its own First Nation’s people. “Closing the Gap” is a collective responsibility, which depends upon engagement of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. I. The Government’s […]

‘I have the power to get our voices heard’: Banksia Hill detainees join class action Written by Karen Michelmore & Sarah Collard, published on sbs.com.au Western Australia has the worst rates of Indigenous youth incarceration in the country. A class action lawsuit, representing more than 100 former detainees, aims to hold the system accountable. At […]