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Former judge labels Mark McGowan's comments on Banksia Hill Detention Centre 'seriously misleading'

WA Premier Mark McGowan’s comments on youth crime are a political strategy to distract from the unlawful treatment of children in the state’s youth justice facility, a former president of the WA Children’s Court says.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2023

More Banksia Hill mistreatment revealed

Advocates involved in a class action against the WA government over the treatment of up to 500 children have released more details about the troubled facility.

AAP · Jan 20, 2023

Calls for royal commission into WA youth justice, as judge again condemns Banksia Hill

The former head of WA's Children's Court has called for a Royal Commission into the state's juvenile justice system as the fallout over the treatment of youth offenders in the state reaches boiling point.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022