The United Nations has taken aim at a state government's youth crime crackdown, saying it threatens to create an "underclass ...

Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill ...

Queensland’s youth crime crackdown has led to over 4,200 arrests, with critics warning the laws disproportionately affect ...

Australia's child justice system is in crisis and a national, evidence-based response aligned with human rights and rule of law principles is needed ...

The claims have been levelled against organisations including social services charity Life Without Barriers (LWB) and Marist180 Youth care ... Sources say children are facing neglect and taking ...

A Kimberley town is seeing a drop in youths wandering the streets and juvenile crime after the Night Place opened to give ...