INTERVIEW: SBS speaks to National Children's Commissioner after NT lowers age of criminal responsibility
The NT's decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility has been condemned by youth justice advocates – including the National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds. Source: AAP / AAP
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Children as young as 10 can again be jailed in the Northern Territory after the newly-elected Country Liberal Party government made good on its promise to lower the age of criminal responsibility. It comes as part of a suite of law-and-order reforms aimed at curbing youth crime in the Territory. But the change has been condemned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and youth justice advocates – including the National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds. She's speaking here with Tee Mitchell about her concerns.
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