An 11-year-old girl in a police watch-house and the re-introduction of dangerous spit hoods in the Northern Territory.

Potential life sentences for 10-year-olds in Queensland . The ability to accuse 10-year-olds of gang affiliation based on the assumption of criminality in South Australia.

These are just some of the horrific realities our children are facing as part of a national trend of harmful policies across the country.

In the Northern Territory alone, there were more than 400 children held in watch-houses intended for adults from late August 2024 to early March this year.

Children as young as 10 are arrested, held on remand, and incarcerated at such an alarming rate, the international community has called Australia out for having a youth justice system "in crisis". And Ab

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