Insight: Victoria's new Youth Justice Bill

  • We're calling on the Victorian Parliament to strengthen the bill even further.
  • Youth justice
  • Government and youth policy
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Child protection

Victorian Government must fully commit to diverting children from prison and raise the age to 14

  • Media releases
  • Disability
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection

2024 National Sorry Day statement

  • Media releases
  • Rural and regional
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Analysis: 2024-25 Victorian Budget

  • Budget
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Government and youth policy
  • Youth sector
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Health
  • Family violence
  • Alcohol & other drugs

Victoria’s legal system must help, not harm, children and Aboriginal people

  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • Health

Analysis: 2023-24 Victorian State Budget

  • Bite-size breakdowns of how the budget impacts young people and the youth sector.
  • Government and youth policy
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • NDIS
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Youth sector
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Family violence
  • Budget

The Victorian Government must commit to raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 14 years old, with no carve outs.

  • 12-year-olds belong at school, not behind bars.
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection

A ‘leading’ youth justice system is one where children under 14 are not imprisoned

  • Media releases
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Child protection
  • Youth justice