The age of criminal responsibility in Victoria will no longer be raised to 14, sparking fierce backlash.
The Victorian Labor Government has been accused of betraying children and bending the knee to police after abandoning its plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Premier Jacinta Allan announced the backflip on the long-advocated reform ahead of parliament resuming on Tuesday. The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service accused the Allan Government of weak leadership and caving into a scare campaign run by the Herald Sun and Victoria Police.
chief executive Nerita Waight said the decision would make it hard for Aboriginal communities to trust the government. “We trusted the Victorian Government and we have been betrayed by their treacherous decision to abandon our children," she said. "Many of these politicians are parents themselves but their children will never be subjected to racist policing, never be denied access to the supports they need, and never be thrown away ...
said the focus should be on interventions that address underlying causes of offending behaviour, such as mental health care, tackling racism in schools and investing in culturally appropriate services that empower Aboriginal children and families. “Our Boorai belong in schools, not in juvenile detention and at the mercy of the criminal justice system,"
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