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Northern Territory becomes first Australian jurisdiction to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years

A bill changing the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 is passed in the Northern Territory Parliament, in a move the National Children's Commissioner described as "very welcome as a first step".

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Aged care food quality has 'room for improvement', as advocates question the $10-per-day supplement funding model

Dietitians working in aged care say they haven't seen a consistent improvement in food quality since the royal commission and supplement announcement, but the industry disagrees.

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No break in sight for Abuse in Care Commission

The demands of justice for survivors of abuse and neglect in care are too important to let this opportunity pass, writes Stephen Winter.

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Quarantine and punish - our national response to trauma

Analysis: Aaron Smale puts political rhetoric on youth crime in the context of our country's response to trauma

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Hate speech reforms drastically watered down

The Government has scrapped plans to ban violent threats against women and rainbow and disabled communities.

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Royal Commission Prepares Infrastructure to Attract Investments in Jazan

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) signed investment and construction agreements worth over $266 million with several investors in Jazan City. The city concluded the agreements in the presence of chairman Khalid al-Salem who confirmed that the new contracts contribute to achieving the city's goals. Salem explained that…

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Recapturing a national sense of belonging

The Government has forged ahead with the aspirational task of building a more cohesive society, launching a new framework to measure wellbeing, connectedness and isolation.

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Where Govt is lacking in post-March 15 reforms

Government urged to spend more to respond to 2019 terror attack.

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Hate speech debate overshadows Royal Commission progress

The Government continues to make progress on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack but the thorniest issues still remain.

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Problems continue to emerge in aged care long after the royal commission

Systemic problems across aged care

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The Royal Commission for AlUla Participates in IUCN’s Leaders Forum in South Korea

The Royal Commission for AlUla is participating in the leaders forum for the International Union for Conservation of Nature in the South Korean island of Jeju. The two-day IUCN Leaders Summit that kicked off on Thursday will discuss mechanisms for conserving biodiversity, restoring natural habitats, and discussing ways of cooperation…

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Official reviewing OT involved in failure to investigate Lake Alice

A decorated former health official charged with reviewing government agencies' actions before a child's death once not answering police questions over Lake Alice

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WA appoints monitor for Perth casino

Western Australia has appointed a police assistant commissioner to oversee Perth's casino operations as Crown Resorts cleans up its act.

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In aged care crisis, the grass is always greener on the other side of The Ditch

The short-staffed, cash-strapped NZ industry is green with envy at Australia's funding changes –

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A structure of impunity

The PM attended the Queen's funeral and the UN's General Assembly in a week. Aaron Smale asks if her Government's behaviour at home is insulting to both institutions.

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'World-class' new Darwin Youth Justice Centre's location next to Holtze prison sparks alarm from co-commissioner Mick Gooda

The NT government says a new facility set to replace Don Dale will take a different approach to youth justice. But one of the people behind a damning Royal Commission into the sector says its location could lead to more 'punitive' treatment.

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New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis

A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims.

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State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground

In part two of a series on Crown Law withholding evidence from police, Aaron Smale asks: how did the government and its lawyers behave when they knew the state was guilty of serious crimes again

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Crown Law blocks the police in rare, costly legal standoff

Exclusive: Did the Government’s legal agency withhold evidence of the rape, torture and abuse of children from police investigations? Aaron Smale unravels an extraordinary paper trail.

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Boarding house like prison, inquiry hears

The disability royal commission has been told about life in a Sydney boarding house where a woman with disability was drugged, raped, regularly hit by staff.

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A royal commission is set to review Robodebt. Its legacy is still hanging over Centrelink recipients today

A royal commission into Robodebt has been confirmed. While there's hope justice could be around the corner, scars remain for many.

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Hughes grilled over investigators, legal tactics

Head of the public service says agencies will own, fix and learn from failures

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Officials' finger pointing over abuse scandals

Comment: Today the country's top public servant fronts up at the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. Aaron Smale says officials are still running interference

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Royal Commission finds high number went from welfare to prison

The Royal Commission on Abuse in Care has confirmed what many have always known - many of those who went through the welfare system ended up filling jails

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FOI documents show the NT is breaching its own independent monitoring policy at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

Freedom of Information documents reveal the NT government is failing to adhere to its own independent monitoring policy at a time when self-harm incidents are surging inside its youth detention facilities.

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