Raise the Age and issues in youth crime

Tuesday, 8 June 2021 - 6:00pm to 6:30pm

On an average night ​in 2020 there were 798 young people in detention in Australia almost half of these young people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children.

Tess, Rose, Bonnie and Meg take a look at Raise the Age, a public campaign to increase the age of criminal responsibility, and the rights of children with Guests: Meena Singh from the Human Rights Law Centre and Anoushka Jeronimo from the Youth Law Program at West Justice. 

Done By Law
Tuesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.

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Members of the Federation of Community Legal Centres

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