In the heart of South Brisbane, the Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) stands as one of the outstanding, locally based organisations supporting those in need in our broader community. The YAC is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre that has a mission to increase young people’s access to justice, both legal and social. Katherine Hayes, YAC’s…
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Government decision on youth detention could doom Human Rights Act in Queensland.
Government decision on youth detention could doom Human Rights Act in Queensland, critics say. When elected, the State Government promised to do better than the Newman government to respect Parliamentary process and Human Rights said Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) CEO Michael Cope. “This week, it has failed to live up to its own…

We lock-up children – why, and where to from here?
It is hard to believe that in 2022, we still lock-up children, but the reality is that 10 to 13 year-olds can be arrested, strip-searched, and imprisoned in Queensland.