On 6 December 2022 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd. filed applications in the Supreme Court of WA for habeas corpus and judicial review in relation to ongoing lockdowns at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18, Casuarina Prison.

Tomorrow, Attorneys-General across Australia can make a call to stop imprisoning 10 year olds. Children belong in playgrounds and schools, never prison. We call on AGs to #RaiseTheAge at least to 14 and release the secret government report. Add your voice: raisetheage.org.au/take-action/wr…

ALS launches legal challenge to WA government over 'inhumane' detention of children at Banksia Hill, Casuarina abc.net.au/news/2022-12-0… via ABC Australia

Media Release: Governments must act on justice department advice to #RaiseTheAge to at least 14 w/ Amnesty International Australia 🕯 Change the Record The Royal Australasian College of Physicians NATSILS PHAA is on Bluesky hrlc.org.au/news/2022/12/1…

WA Aboriginal Legal Service's Banksia Hill case sees government admit unlawfully detaining children - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-12-2…

A national day of celebration that divides us rather than unites us needs to be changed. To heal pain, it must be acknowledged, not denied, not celebrated. For all of the historical & continued injustices for our Aboriginal Australians I say #ChangeTheDate

On #InvasionDay, we mourn and resist the ongoing impacts of colonisation on our people. "Since colonisation, government policies to remove us from country, take away our kids and lock up our people have driven deep and continuing inequality and trauma" - Our Co Chair Cheryl Axleby -tweets are my own personal views.

Powerful words by Megan Krakouer on ABC this morning re the dire conditions at Banksia Hill As the The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd. point out, the president of the WA Children’s Court described lockdowns at the youth detention centre as amounting to a form of ‘child abuse’ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Almost 60 letters of complaint from incarcerated children revealing shocking details of alleged abuse in youth detention were tabled in Western Australian parliament tonight. nit.com.au/18-05-2023/602…

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Last night I made a troubling statement to the WA Parliament outlining serious allegations in 57 complaint letters I tabled. These were sent to the Department of Justice by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA. WA must do better. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-1…

The trouble at Banksia Hill is shaping the lives of young people desperately in need of rehabilitation, and the WA government needs to fix it, writes Keane Bourke.ab.co/41NKzOt

I gave this difficult speech on Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Casuarina and the letter from those held in youth detention youtu.be/dbXVyGnsV30 via YouTube

As we mark the end of #NRW2023, in this week's Opinion Alice Barter says the youth justice system in WA is broken, but there are simple solutions. Read more here: lawyersalliance.com.au/opinion/aborig…

Every day: the youth justice crisis is in the news. Today: another official gov report about ongoing shocking conditions at Banksia Hill. Horrific for the kids & for staff. This has gone on for way too long. abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1…

WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules | Western Australia | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-news…

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The youth justice crisis in WA is more about staff shortages than about bad kids. The state government’s failure to staff its own facilities has resulted in the government blame-shifting onto kids instead of taking responsibility for the failures. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1…