The Latest Breaking News from Children Court

Campbelltown Court, about 50 kilometres from Sydney, is the legal hub for the Macarthur region, one of the fastest growing areas in Australia — the local mayor says its citizens don't have access to justice.

Two 17-year-old boys have had their case heard in court after being charged with the murder of Queensland mother Emma Lovell in her home on Boxing Day night.

The WA government is warned it risks being found in contempt of court for continuing to house juvenile detainees in an adult prison, with a senior Perth judge describing what's happening as 'barbaric", "cruel" and "a form of child abuse".

A 14-year-old boy who was moved to a special unit for difficult prisoners is released after an urgent bail application by his lawyer.

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

Young Aboriginal offenders are less likely to be jailed going through a specialist Indigenous justice system compared to mainstream courts

Two women are accused of poisoning their own children at the same hospital. They say it tore their lives apart.

In New South Wales, as of June 2021, 42% of children in out-of-home care were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.