Clinical experts and justice officials fear the NDIS is ill-equipped to deal with sex offenders,putting the safety of the public and support workers at risk.
A youth crime crisis in some areas of regional Australia is fuelling long-standing tension between Indigenous residents,the wider community and police.
In her final report to parliament,outgoing Ombudsman Deborah Glass has described “a battle for my independence,with gender overtones”.
The latest crime data shows Victorian children are committing crimes more frequently as,police say,they chase social media status.
The government has been accused of betraying Aboriginal youths and walking away from its commitments after dropping the plans.
For about six years,David Saffron – fresh from running a bondage-themed strip club in Los Angeles – is alleged to have styled himself as an expert programmer and trader.
Children who commit offences bear responsibility for their actions. But what’s being proposed in NSW will make things worse,not better.
New wastewater data shows a significant increase in meth and cocaine use in WA since hard border lockdowns during the pandemic stemmed the flow of drugs into the state.
The State Administrative Tribunal sought free legal representation for the man,who in a state first challenged a decision not to let him die when he wanted.
Regional magistrates would no longer act as part-time coroners under a major modernisation that would create a standalone Coroners Court.
Wrongful convictions wrecked the lives of almost 1000 innocent post office workers,putting 236 in jail. Now,the government is scrambling to deliver justice.