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Dominic Giannini

Australian-first move to raise criminal age welcomed

The age change will help break cycles of disadvantage, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury says. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Oxfam has welcomed an Australian-first move to raise the criminal age of responsibility to 14.

The ACT is the first jurisdiction to move on raising the age from 10 to 14, keeping more children out of prison. 

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