May 9, 2018
Youth detainees with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder need specialised care
If youth detainees with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder are going to get the help they need, we first have to know who they are, Shadow...
Apr 23, 2018
Youth Minister should state why a Board of Inquiry into Bimberi is not warranted
Youth Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has provided little reason for Canberrans to believe her assurances that institutionalised violence...
Mar 23, 2018
Stark increase in operational lockdowns at Bimberi
The first Bimberi Headline Indicators Report shows the ACT government’s reliance on operational lockdowns to manage chronic staff...
Nov 13, 2017
Canberra kids encouraged to go back to their roots
Young people in Canberra are invited to investigate and creatively express their family and cultural heritage in the Back to Your Roots...
Oct 25, 2017
ACT Government should do more to track youth recidivism
The ACT Government should establish a system to record the number of children who serve a custodial sentence at an adult prison after...
Aug 3, 2017
Government fails to recognise Bimberi child and staff welfare issues
The ACT Labor-Greens Government has turned its back on mounting child and staff welfare issues inside the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre,...
Jul 6, 2017
Bimberi allegations should be referred to ACT policing
Rachel Stephen-Smith should refer the disturbing allegations of systemic violence, drugs and a toxic culture at Bimberi Youth Detention...
Jul 4, 2017
Kikkert invites Canberrans to connect with disengaged youth
There are many creative ways that the everyday citizen can help reverse youth disengagement in Canberra. Using your birthday as an...
Jun 22, 2017
Kikkert calls on government to take youth unemployment seriously
The ACT Minister for Youth confirmed today that there are no programs or projects targeting youth unemployment in Canberra, Shadow...
Nov 16, 2016
Kikkert calls upon Governments to better protect children
A silent protest planned by an organisation called Act for Mason will take place in Canberra next Wednesday the 23rd of November. Shadow...
