Latest justice system News

Stronger Youth Justice Laws to deliver clarity and protection for frontline workers
Family courts must do more to hear children’s voices, study says
Springvale’s Needle Backlash Is Every Victorian Suburb’s Warning
Statement From Attorney-General 20 July
UN experts condemn arbitrary terminations of more than 100 immigration judges: USA
New eSafety report reinforces the need for stronger guardrails to protect children from livestreamed abuse
Political attack almost derails greater protections for young people in criminal proceedings
NSW Government appoints first independent Victims of Crime Commissioner
Director-General Appointed To Lead Youth Justice
Australia’s glowing report card to the UN ignores a youth justice system in crisis
National Roundtable Calls for Urgent Action on Murdered and Disappeared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and Children
Community Invited To Help Shape Future Of Youth Justice
Fundamental importance of an independent ODPP
Queensland Government announces first Proven Initiatives early intervention program
Latvia has improved its foreign bribery frameworks and enforcement, but further measures are needed to maintain progress, says the OECD Working Group on Bribery
Queensland’s DFV frontline services boosted with major investment
‘Slogan dressed up as policy’: New Queensland youth crime laws will make communities less safe, experts warn
Greens say Labor failing people in crisis as drug and alcohol treatment waitlist explodes
Real estate agents win fairer treatment under new law
Albanese Government lectures others on human rights but does nothing new at home
Effective National Preventive Mechanism needed to address persistent risks of torture and ill-treatment, UN torture prevention body says: Sri Lanka
Slater and Gordon Lawyers seeking witnesses to alleged historic child sexual abuse at Worimi Shelter
Streetwork tells NSW Parliament: early intervention works, but NSW needs a funding mechanism to scale it
Criminal lawyer shortage risks access to justice in Tasmania
New outreach program being launched to support at-risk young people
The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year
Queensland Government passes education legislation to drive change and expand opportunities
Proposed tougher penalties for theft would punish mostly women – and harm their daughters
The way ahead: Victoria’s new Justice Navigators to ease sexual violence survivors’ path to recovery and justice
Ukraine is reforming in real time: OECD launches three new Reviews to support a stronger, more resilient economy
Courts left behind in NSW Budget infrastructure ‘bonanza’
Restoring safety with more youth early intervention and rehabilitation
Strengthening child protection and restoring confidence in forensic testing
Keeping communities safe: Supporting families, securing our future
From newsroom to classroom: Ralph Jackman in-conversation
New Resident Judge Appointed To ACT Supreme Court
UN expert report finds death penalty is torture, calls for abolition of practice globally
Fall in youth crime highlights need to focus on the real crime, not vulnerable teenagers
Homelessness At Historic Levels In New Zealand
Queensland Government delivers major Toowoomba Courthouse upgrades to protect DFV victims
Justice System Skills Boost To Benefit Young Autistic People
NSW law leaders gather for ‘regional justice summit’
Judicial Commission to strengthen confidence in WA’s justice system
Opinion Piece | Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group to target serious online harms
Will ‘move on’ orders for rough sleepers make cities safer – or revive Victorian-era cruelty?
IJM Welcomes Device-Level Child Safety Announcements, Urges Tech Companies to Go Further
$5 Million Boost To Help Drive Down Youth Crime 9 June
New report urges action for children and young people experiencing violence – not just listening