The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state's schools to try to reduce violent ...

The Victorian government has announced laws that will allow children as young as 14 to be tried in adult courts and face life ...

Social workers will work with children in the public school system who are drifting away from education and towards violent ...

The maximum length of a jail sentence that can be imposed in the Children’s Court is 3 years – for any offence. But county ...

Jacinta Allan has repeatedly refused to put her job on the line as part of the Victorian government’s youth crime crackdown.

The Victorian government is reopening the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre less than two years after closing the facility, ...

The government’s crackdown on youth crime has divided many, with some victims now pushing back on the premier’s plan.

If state governments across Australia are serious about youth crime, they must abandon headline-grabbing, punishment-heavy ...

The Victorian Greens have condemned the Jacinta Allan Labor Government's decision to introduce life sentences for children, saying it once again ...

The Victorian Greens have condemned the Jacinta Allan Labor Government’s decision to introduce life sentences for children, saying it once again proves the Labor is incapable of implementing policies ...

Some ministers threatened to quit if it didn’t go far enough in punishments for youth offenders while others said they would ...