
Wrong way, go back on youth justice
We are entitled to ask: Queensland, where the hell are you?...
We are entitled to ask: Queensland, where the hell are you?...
With such a high rate of crossover between young Queenslanders in the justice system and those from a child protection background, a simple but proven reform to reduce youth crime and arrests has gone begging in the government’s plan this week...
We have a situation where young people on one side of the Victoria-New South Wales border will have their care extended to the age of 21, while those on the other side will have theirs terminated at 18...
The game-changing commitment means vulnerable young people will be able to stay in state care until the age of 21...
By Paul McDonald23 October 2020 With the Queensland election rushing up to meet us, there is a simple reform that could be life changing – and even life-saving – for the state’s most vulnerable young people. Adopting this single measure would not only reposition the sunshine state as a leader rather than a laggard in … Continue reading "An easy win for Queensland’s major parties to improve young lives"...
MEDIA RELEASETuesday 27 October 2020 Queensland’s major parties have so far ignored an opportunity in the lead-up to the election to give the most vulnerable young people in state care a better start to their adult lives, leaving the state out of step with most of the country, national Home Stretch Chair Paul McDonald said … Continue reading "Queensland major parties turn their backs on the state’s most vulnerable young people as election looms"...
Every child deserves to be supported into adulthood – extending out of home care until the age of 21 will give thousands of young people the additional guidance they need to have a real shot at life.
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