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Joseph Dunstan

Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system

Victoria's political leaders are facing mounting pressure to raise the criminal age of responsibility, after a Four Corners investigation revealed a report provided to states and territories urged the change two years ago.

The review, prepared for the Council of Attorneys-General in 2020, said criminalising children as young as 10 only compounded pre-existing trauma and created "life-long negative outcomes".

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