Royal commission into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory
Australian royal commission into abuses in Northern Territory juvenile detention system
September 2023
NT ordered to pay $1m in damages to youths teargassed in 2014 Don Dale disturbance
Justice rules use of gas was unlawful and says there was ‘high-handedness or disparaging comments’ by officers towards Indigenous detainees
October 2022
Northern Territory moves to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12
Government says authorities will refer children under 12 and their families to parenting and behavioural change programs to break the cycle of offending
December 2021
Indigenous 11-year-old released from Don Dale detention centre as lawyer slams incarceration of children
Lawyer calls for ‘lawful, peaceful civil disobedience’ in response to ‘disgraceful’ locking up of children around the country
July 2021
Former Don Dale youth inmates to share $35m settlement for mistreatment while in prison
Northern Territory government to compensate up to 1,200 youths who were locked up between 2006 and 2017
May 2021
From apologetic to hardline: Queensland and Northern Territory’s backflip on tackling youth crime
In both states, where the majority of incarcerated youths are Indigenous, the oscillation from ashamed to ruthless has occurred in the space of a few years
March 2021
'Tough on crime' measures have failed in the past. The Northern Territory should not resort to them
Sophie Trevitt
These measures would see the number of Aboriginal children locked up behind bars skyrocket
June 2020
Northern Territory’s new youth justice ‘crackdown’ will harm Aboriginal children, justice groups say
New measures ignore findings of Don Dale royal commission, including raising age of criminal responsibility to 14
September 2019
Australia urged to follow UN advice and raise age of criminal responsibility by four years
Children pinned to floor and forced to wear spit hoods at South Australian detention centre
July 2019
We saw how terribly children were treated in prisons and promised ‘never again’. Now there is just bitter disappointment
Sophie Trevitt
NT argues using spit hoods on Don Dale detainees 'justified' despite banning them
June 2019
Media companies liable for Facebook comments, judge says in Dylan Voller defamation trial
Northern Territory’s youth justice system is a theatre of the absurd and Australia’s great shame
John B Lawrence
May 2019
NT plan for closed courts would end 'naming and shaming' children, advocates say
Proposal to close courts when dealing with young offenders criticised by media
April 2019
So much for 'never again': rushed laws mean youth detention abuse is likely to continue
Sophie Trevitt
Don Dale: law council demands federal government shut down youth detention centre
March 2019
Governments accused of inaction and backflipping on Indigenous justice
First Dog on the Moon
There is an Aboriginal children crisis which would be on the front pages if they were white
First Dog on the Moon
'Dark days of old Don Dale': Human rights groups condemn NT’s new youth justice laws
NT to pass new youth justice laws that contradict Don Dale findings
About 216 results for Royal commission into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory
