Tag: Raise the age
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Raising the Age crucial for health and wellbeing of children and our future: ACT Attorney-General
Jeremy Lasek & Malcolm Baalman – PHAA The timing was impeccable. Just as the ACT’s Attorney-General, Shane Rattenbury MLA, was preparing to address the PHAA’s Justice Health Conference last week, the ACT Government released the results of public consultation which showed overwhelming community support for a proposal to raise the…
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How well do the future leaders in Western Australia #ThinkPublicHealth?
Kelly Kennington, Hannah Pierce, and Elizabeth Connor The WA election is now days away. Some people, including the WA Opposition Leader, have already accepted the current Government will easily win on Saturday. But we shouldn’t count the votes before they’ve been cast – and we shouldn’t head to the polls…
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Congratulations to the ACT for committing to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Ingrid Johnston and Michael Doyle Recently the PHAA was pleased to join with the Raise the Age Coalition in congratulating the ACT Government for committing to raising the age of criminal responsibility during this term in office. This very welcome move has been long awaited by the sector, and…
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ACT offers hope in national campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility
Toni Hassan The ACT government has committed itself to raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 in line with United Nations standards. In an emblematic victory for active minority government and cross-disciplinary advocacy, Labor this week voted for a Greens motion calling on it to commit to…