*** This article was updated for clarity at 5.48pm, 17 December 2020. *** Introduction by Croakey: Next April will mark the 30th anniversary of the final report of the Royal Commission into... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Victorian 2020-2021 State Budget has been warmly welcomed by a broad range of organisations, from environmental and social welfare groups to mental health and me... Read more
*** This post was updated on 20 November to include reaction from cohealth. *** Nicole MacKee writes: Two critical issues hit the headlines on Monday this week. The first was the long-awaite... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The ACT Labor-Greens government last week said it would prioritise raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 in the next parliamentary term – the first jurisd... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: United States President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to “restore the soul of America”, putting action on the coronavirus pandemic, the climate crisis, racial injustic... Read more
The New York Times reported this week that, “in a sweeping acknowledgment of the risks of the coronavirus in cramped prisons”, New Jersey would on Wednesday release more than 2,0... Read more
The Federal Government’s refusal to enable access to Medicare funding to the overwhelmingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth detainees at Darwin’s Don Dale Detention Centre calls... Read more
In June, Croakey reported concerns about delays with the implementation of a much-heralded United Nations treaty to prevent mistreatment in prisons, police cells and other secure settings du... Read more
*** This post was updated on 4 October with Twitter analytics for the event *** Grave fears for the safety of children and other prisoners held in pandemic lockdown were raised during a publ... Read more
Stories from #JusticeCOVID, an e-publication compiling this series of Croakey articles, podcasts and associated artworks, will be launched at a Twitter festival from 11am AEST on Tuesday, 29... Read more
