AustraliaABC News & HeadlinesInquiry slams 'false narrative' about youth crime and calls for minimum justice standards
A federal inquiry has called out misleading media coverage of youth crime and urged the government to set national minimum standards for youth justice across Australia.
A federal inquiry has slammed what it calls a "false narrative" in media reporting that Australia is "in the grip of a youth crime wave", while urging the government to implement national minimum standards in youth justice.
A cross-party federal inquiry into youth justice called for national minimum standards and a campaign to counter false narratives about a youth crime wave.
The inquiry found youth justice laws were fragmented across states, with poverty, housing insecurity and racial discrimination identified as root causes of youth crime.
The committee wants a national taskforce and a further inquiry, and says Australia is currently failing its international obligations under the Rights of the Child.
The inquiry found 56 per cent of children under youth justice supervision nationally are First Nations, despite making up under 4 per cent of the population.
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