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The crucial reform needed to...
February 11, 2021 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 -
Out-of-home care ends for many...
December 31, 2020 Shelley Farmer remembers growing up in out-of-home care as a tumultuous and, at times, traumatic experience. -
NSW lags nationally on caring for...
December 15, 2020 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 single most significant...
November 24, 2020 The game-changing commitment means vulnerable young people will be able to stay in state care until the age of 21 -
An easy win for Queensland’s...
October 27, 2020 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"
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