Inside a children’s court, a magistrate hears of fearful victims and young people living with trauma
“I’m at my wit’s end,” the magistrate told the court. You could hear a pin drop as the…
Teenage boys charged over car chase through Melbourne into Bourke Street Mall
Four teenagers have been charged after they allegedly drove a car into Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, then fled…
Family of Melbourne man Kwar Ater searching for answers after his shooting death
Four-and-a-half years ago, Kwar Ater had a message for Australia: no-one was born bad. The then 21-year-old South…
Child held in solitary cell for more than three days in Don Dale youth prison, investigation finds
An Aboriginal child in youth detention was denied food and refused medication as a coercion “strategy” while held…
Tourist suffers life-threatening injuries in vehicle theft in WA’s Kimberley
An elderly tourist visiting Western Australia’s north suffered life-threatening injuries after he was struck by his own vehicle…
Juvenile who murdered Emma Lovell in 2022 has sentence reduced on appeal
The sentence handed to the juvenile killer of south-east Queensland woman Emma Lovell has been reduced on appeal.…
Men found not guilty of assaulting former police officer in Geraldton
Two men have been found not guilty of assaulting a former police officer in regional Western Australia. Jack…
Woman tells of trauma after violent attack by three girls at Cairns shopping centre
A woman has told a court that a violent attack and car theft by three teenage girls at…
Closing the Gap data shows youth detention targets backsliding in key states and territories
The Productivity Commission says “tough-on-crime” policies are directly undermining Closing the Gap targets, as the latest annual data…
NT to reinstate use of spit hoods in youth detention, eight years after royal commission sparked ban
The Northern Territory government has flagged it will reinstate the use of spit hoods on young people in youth…