The Latest Breaking News from ALSWA

‘Horrific’ allegations by WA youth detainees detail sexually inappropriate behaviour and excessive force

Greens MP says letters tabled in parliament allege young people ‘enduring worse conditions than … farm animals’ at Banksia Hill and Casuarina facilities

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Dozens of complaints against Banksia Hill Detention Centre staff tabled in WA parliament

Claims of sexual misconduct and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are tabled in the WA parliament.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges

Push comes after 13-year-old Noongar boy left ‘traumatised’ and needing skin grafts following mauling in Perth

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022