Archive of posts in the 'Raise the Age' category
Lead campaigner for Raise the Age, Emily Mayo, says criminalising children not only causes them harm, but hurts other children,...
More than a dozen organisations have formed a coalition to push the New South Wales government to raise the age...
A coalition has come together in NSW to call on the NSW Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility...
PIAC was thrilled to host a special performance of Jailbaby and conversation with award-winning playwright Suzie Miller at Griffin Theatre...
PIAC has made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s national investigation into opportunities for reform of youth justice and...
The NSW campaign to Raise the Age has received a significant boost, thanks to a generous commitment of campaigning and...
A report from the UN Committee Against Torture urges government action to improve Australia’s treatment of people in police custody,...
More than 128,000 community members, lawyers, and advocates from NSW and Victoria have called for the age of legal responsibility...
Public Interest Advocacy Centre CEO Jonathon Hunyor said locking up children fails our community. “The verdict from medical, legal and...
Right now, politicians are sending children as young as ten years old to be locked away in prison. PIAC is...
