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ICYMI: National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds was interviewed on Radio National's Breakfast program. Her message to politicians and policy makers is that "tough on crime" policies don’t lead to better outcomes for children. Instead, she highlights the need to focus on prevention, support, and long-term solutions and discusses the findings of her newly released report "Help Way Earlier: How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing. Listen to the full interview here: https://loom.ly/24na3cA Report artwork © Bernard Singleton and Saltwater People. 2024
Stop the war on our children..
Solicitor
4wI hoped the Commissioner would focus on what the AHRC knows works being home detention and denial of education to keep the kiddies out of trouble.