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HISTORICAL FACTS: Children court - The Untold Story

Fears vulnerable parents will face 'diabolical consequences' with legal system on brink

Newcastle lawyers speak out: navigating court after removal of a child 'impossible' without support.

Newcastle Herald

Charges upgraded to murder after alleged taxi rank attack on Toowoomba man Robert Brown

An 18-year-old and two 17-year-olds had been initially charged with grievous bodily harm over the alleged incident that saw Toowoomba man Robert Brown eventually succumb to his injuries in hospital.

ABC News

Sydney's Campbelltown Court in desperate need of NSW government commitment to upgrade

Campbelltown Court, about 50 kilometres from Sydney, is the legal hub for the Macarthur region, one of the fastest growing areas in Australia — the local mayor says its citizens don't have access to justice.

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Teens accused of murder remain in custody

Two 17-year-old boys have had their case heard in court after being charged with the murder of Queensland mother Emma Lovell in her home on Boxing Day night.

AAP

NSW teen rapist claims sex was consensual

A teenager convicted for raping a fellow school student at a house party west of Sydney has claimed the act was consensual, attacking the victim's credibility.

AAP

Calls for royal commission into WA youth justice, as judge again condemns Banksia Hill

The former head of WA's Children's Court has called for a Royal Commission into the state's juvenile justice system as the fallout over the treatment of youth offenders in the state reaches boiling point.

ABC News

Mark McGowan at loggerheads with children's court over detention of youths at Casuarina Prison

Mark McGowan says he disagrees with the state's children's court and the way it is handling some juvenile detainees in the latest escalation over the detention of teenagers in part of an adult prison.

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Judge issues WA government contempt of court warning over children detained in adult prison

The WA government is warned it risks being found in contempt of court for continuing to house juvenile detainees in an adult prison, with a senior Perth judge describing what's happening as 'barbaric", "cruel" and "a form of child abuse".

ABC News

Indigenous teenage boy transferred to Casuarina Prison's controversial Unit 18 released on bail

A 14-year-old boy who was moved to a special unit for difficult prisoners is released after an urgent bail application by his lawyer.

ABC News

Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

ABC News

Aboriginal youth court cuts custody rates

Young Aboriginal offenders are less likely to be jailed going through a specialist Indigenous justice system compared to mainstream courts

AAP

The mothers accused of poisoning their kids

Two women are accused of poisoning their own children at the same hospital. They say it tore their lives apart.

ABC News

New bill in NSW could prove crucial to helping reduce numbers of First Nations children in out-of-home care

In New South Wales, as of June 2021, 42% of children in out-of-home care were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

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