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Ethan James

Tasmania plans to lift youth detention age

Tasmania's government plans to raise the minimum age of youth detention from 10 to 14. (AAP)

Tasmania's government plans to raise the minimum age of youth detention from 10 to 14.

The move is part of broader reforms to the island state's justice system, Children and Youth Minister Roger Jaensch announced on Wednesday.

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