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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Steve H on October 17, 2024, 03:36:21 PM

Title: Australia's Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party to jail 10-year-olds
Post by: Steve H on October 17, 2024, 03:36:21 PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqz8gyp500o
Presumably in special children's jails, but it seems very harsh. I wondered if the CLP were a hard-right, populist party, but Wikipedia describes it as centre-right.

Title: Re: Australia's Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party to jail 10-year-olds
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 17, 2024, 04:36:02 PM

Quote from: SteveH on October 17, 2024, 03:36:21 PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqz8gyp500o
Presumably in special children's jails, but it seems very harsh. I wondered if the CLP were a hard-right, populist party, but Wikipedia describes it as centre-right.

Some details on what the detention centres are like.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-09/australia-youth-detention-failing-children-commissioner/101414528