By Kathryn Daley

Youth offending is at a record high in one state, latest figures reveal, as police attribute cost-of-living pressures...

The Living with Mum program is one of many across the country that permit women to raise their baby in a dedicated area of a prison. These programs vary in eligibility and age restrictions.

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation

In this post, Dr Kathryn Daley, Associate Director, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University & Deputy Chairperson, Youth Workers Australia argues for a supportive approach to drug use associ...

Australia leads the world in community-based needle programs. Yet they’re not used in prisons – which are hotspots for hepatitis C infection.

Dandenong will receive an upgraded Headspace centre dubbed Headspace Plus, if Labor is re-elected at this Federal election. As part […]

The teenage apprentice placed an online order for a pill he hoped would help him relax and get to sleep. He never woke up.

Hotly anticipated crime statistics will provide an insight on a

Former Treasury boss Ken Henry says a succession of governments have used the tax system to deliberately hurt young people, propping up the old and vested interests like mining.

In a new civics report, only 28% of Australian Year 10 students met the ‘proficient standard’ in 2024 compared to 38% in 2019.

Move follows an article in The Australian newspaper, which called attention to controversial works by the artist including depictions of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

In a rare act of bipartisanship, an independent MP and a Liberal backbencher have proposed properly factoring in young people’s needs when drafting new policy.

Illawarra MP and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says helping establish a royal commission into child sex abuse was a highlight of his career, as he is a survivor himself.

IUDs are small devices implanted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Finding a doctor to insert an IUD can be difficult and costly – but this could soon change.

The changes pleased Jewish groups, which for months have called for a more muscular approach to deal with rising antisemitism in Australia.

Plans to knock down and rebuild 44 public housing towers are flawed. Retrofitting and upgrading is feasible, cheaper and better for people and the planet.

Two former homeschoolers who say they were denied a proper education are calling for mandatory home visits. But advocates say tighter regulations aren't the answer.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s timidity on the gambling advertising debate was evidence of his alleged weakness of character.

People shot at attempting to get back to their homes, with Israel accusing Lebanese army and Hamas of violating deals Israeli forces opened fire on people trying to return to their homes under ceasefire agreements for Lebanon and Gaza, killing more than…

Research shows 37 new prisons have been built in Australia since 2000. But the evidence shows increased incarceration doesn’t help reduce crime.