Child Rights

Experts critical of new adult time for violent crimes law proposal

Victoria Premier, Jacinta Allan’s proposed adult time for violent crime could mean children as young as fourteen who commit severe crimes would face sentencing as adults. Under the proposal, judges would be expected to consider community safety over age. The new proposal has been criticised by experts as punitive and short sighted, saying real, long-term …

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Social Media Ban: Mental Health and Children’s Rights in the spotlight

Australia is now just weeks away from its under sixteens social media ban, seeing it become the first nation to enforce such a tough stance on social media use. But as more platforms join the list of restrictions, controversy around the move continues to see broader concern for mental health, while human rights, law and …

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