Australia’s youth detention system is costing billions of dollars each year while consistently failing to meet international human rights standards.

Australia has been called out for one thing after a scathing United Nations said there was evidence of “inhumane” practices.

So-called “sovereign citizens” are causing growing delays to the justice system by using bizarre, aggressive tactics to contest minor offences without legal basis.

Victoria’s Supreme Court has raised nearly $32 million in probate fees as the cost of administering estates becomes a key ...

The Allan government has almost tripled its spend on youth justice services over the past decade despite a massive decline in the number of children in the system.

Australia now spends more than $1.1 billion a year imprisoning children and young people, as detention numbers rise and more First Nations children ...

The Productivity Commission's latest Report on Government Services released late on Thursday shows youth detention spending has surged by $400 million in five years. Youth detention costs an average ...

The Finocchiaro CLP Government continues to put community safety first, with the appointment of a new Local Court Judge strengthening the justice ...

"For me, cultural continuity is both a responsibility and a source of strength. It reminds me of why this work matters and ...

Adam Deacon’s early-intervention program, which has received $27m in government funding, seeks to prevent offending by understanding the child behind the behaviour ...

There are calls for further bail reforms following the death of the heavily pregnant woman and two others, but the sector’s ...

A review of Australia's human rights record by the United Nations has heard "serious concerns" about its low age of criminal ...