Government Programs · National Picture

What government has announced.

Every funded youth justice program JusticeHub has been able to track, with budget, jurisdiction, minister, and the two flags that matter most: community-led and cultural authority.

Programs tracked

77

Combined budget

$1.94B

Community-led

3

4% of all

Cultural authority

3

4% of all

Triangulated finding

3 of 77 programs (3.9%) are explicitly flagged community-led in their announcing minister's text. Cross-referencing against the 1568 verified YJ interventions in JusticeHub's catalogue reveals additional programs delivered through community/Indigenous organisations even when the announcement didn't flag it. Evidence-based community-led count: 8 (10.4%). Cultural-authority flag is set for 3 programs by the announcing minister.

Neither number is the final truth. The 76-program dataset is partial. A real census requires triangulating against state budget papers, AIHW YJ reports, Auditor-General audits, and Children's Commissioner reports — work in progress. See data quality.

By jurisdiction

QLD

47 programs · $1.53B budget · 0 community-led

Staying on Trackrehabilitationannounced

$225M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2025-07-30source

Staying on Track programrehabilitationin_progress

$225M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2025-12-04source

Youth Justice Reforms for 17-Year-Oldslegislative reformannounced

$200M

Minister: Di Farmer· Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women· Announced 2018-01-29source

Supervised Bail Accommodationdiversionannounced

$200M

Minister: Di Farmer· Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women· Announced 2018-01-29source

New Youth Detention Centre at Wacoldetentionannounced

$150M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Queensland Youth Detention Center Expansiondetentionannounced

$80M

· Announced 2025-12-10source

Circuit breaker sentencingrehabilitationin_progress

$80M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Proven Initiativesdiversionannounced

$65M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support (DYJVS)· Announced 2025-10-24source

Kickstarter Grantsdiversionannounced

$50M

Kickstarter program grantsearly interventionimplemented

$50M

· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2025-10-17source

Cairns Youth Justice Schooleducationannounced

$40M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2026-02-04source

Youth Justice Schoolseducationalannounced

$40M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2025-10-30source

Logan Youth Justice School (Ohana Academy)educationannounced

$40M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2026-02-04source

Transition 2 Successdiversionannounced

$29M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Expansion of Brisbane Youth Detention Centredetentionannounced

$27M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Restorative Justice Programsconferencingannounced

$27M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Queensland Justice Reinvestment Grant programdiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Deb Frecklington· Department of Justice and Attorney-General· Announced 2025-11-11source

Parenting on the ARC Workshoptherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Positive Pathways Toolkittherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

PIVOT (Prevention and InterVention for Offending Teens)diversionannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Onwards & Upwards Wellbeing Mentoring programtherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

YD Projecttherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Walama Ngurra Bangaba: Returning home building futurestherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Indigenous Mana Academyculturalannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Strong Warriors, Strong Futureculturalannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Compass - Moreton Baydiversionannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

After hours transitional youth hubsdiversionannounced

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Family-led decision makingconferencingimplemented

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

New youth detention centresdetentionin_progress

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Youth Crime Taskforcetaskforcein_progress

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Kickstarter programgrantsannounced

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Kickstarter Program (The BUSY Group, Logan)diversionannounced

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Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2026-02-26source

Regional Resetearly interventionin_progress

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

On Country programculturalimplemented

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· Youth Justice Department, Queensland· Announced 2019-01-01source

Alternative diversion programsdiversionannounced

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· Youth Justicesource

Youth Boot Camp Diversion Programdiversionannounced

—

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2012-10-01source

Aggression replacement trainingtherapeuticannounced

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· Youth Justicesource

Framework for Practiceguidanceimplemented

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Additional court and legal aid resourceslegal aidannounced

—

Transition to Successreintegrationin_progress

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Working Together, Changing the Story - Youth Justice Strategy 2019-2023strategicannounced

—

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2018-12-01source

Expanding Youth Boot Camp Trialdiversionannounced

—

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2013-03-01source

Kickstarter Program (Sudanese-Australian Lost Boys and Girls of South Sudan, Ipswich)diversionannounced

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Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2026-02-26source

Youth Justice Strategystrategyannounced

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Black chicks talkingculturalimplemented

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Youth Justice Framework for Practicestrategic frameworkimplemented

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· Youth Justice Queensland· Announced 2020-06-01source

Changes to the Youth Justice Act 1992legislative reformimplemented

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· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

WA

6 programs · $161M budget · 1 community-led

New youth detention facilitydetentionannounced

$147M

Minister: Not specified· Department of Justice· Announced 2025-11-21source

Support for young offenders to turn their lives arounddiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Mark McGowan· Department of Justice· Announced 2022-07-31source

New initiative to divert children away from criminal justice systemdiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Justice· Announced 2025-01-17source

WA Aboriginal Youth Healing ProgramtherapeuticCommunity-ledCultural authorityin_progress

$4M

· Announced 2025-11-25source

Hyperspace Youth Diversion projectdiversionannounced

$20K

Minister: Not specified· Not specified· Announced 2011-05-05source

Cultural Security Framework for Youth Detentionculturalannounced

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Minister: Brad Royce· Department of Justice – Young People Directorate· Announced 2025-12-01source

NT

6 programs · $133M budget · 1 community-led

Replace Don Dale and Alice Springs Youth Detention Centresdetentionannounced

$71M

New Model of Care for Youth Detentiontherapeuticin_progress

$24M

Minister: Kate Worden· Territory Families· Announced 2023-04-28source

Improve Youth Detention Operations and Reduce Recidivismdetentionannounced

$23M

Divert Young People from Crime and Stop Future Offendingdiversionannounced

$10M

NT On Country Cultural ProgramsculturalCommunity-ledCultural authorityin_progress

$5M

· Announced 2025-12-15source

Youth diversion programdiversionimplemented

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· Department of Correctionssource

SA

2 programs · $55M budget · 0 community-led

New Young Offender Plandiversionannounced

$50M

Minister: Attorney-General· Attorney-General's Department· Announced 2025-03-11source

Youth Detention Centre Replacement / Secure Care Redevelopmentdetentionannounced

$5M

Minister: Hon Jay Weatherill M P· Department for Families and Communities· Announced 2004-05-04source

VIC

12 programs · $28M budget · 0 community-led

Violence Reduction Unitcrime preventionannounced

$20M

Minister: Jacinta Allan· Department of Justice and Community Safety· Announced 2023-10-01source

Violence Reduction Unit Mentoring Programmentoringannounced

$8M

Minister: Enver Erdogan· Department of Justice and Community Safety· Announced 2023-10-01source

Victoria Youth Detention Reviewreviewin_progress

$500K

· Announced 2025-12-18source

Youth Offending Programstherapeuticannounced

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Community Based Aboriginal Youth Justice Programculturalannounced

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Youth Support Service & Aboriginal Youth Support Servicediversionannounced

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Youth Justice bail supervisiondiversionannounced

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Housing Programsdiversionannounced

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Youth Justice Community Support Servicediversionannounced

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Multisystemic Therapy & Functional Family Therapytherapeuticannounced

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Youth Justice Group Conferencingconferencingannounced

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Children’s Court Youth Diversiondiversionannounced

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NSW

3 programs · $27M budget · 1 community-led

Youth Crime Prevention Initiativediversionannounced

$23M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Communities and Justice· Announced 2025-11-07source

Bourke Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Expansionjustice_reinvestmentCommunity-ledCultural authorityimplemented

$4M

· Announced 2025-12-05source

NSW Bail Reform - Stricter Conditionslaw_reformannounced

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· Announced 2025-12-20source

Federal

1 programs · $6M budget · 0 community-led

Old Ways New Ways (OWNW)diversionimplemented

$6M

· National Indigenous Australians Agencysource

Sources

alma_government_programs — extracted from state budget papers, ministerial announcements, and department press releases. 76 programs tracked.
community_led + cultural_authority flags reflect what the announcing minister or department explicitly claimed in the published material. Where the source did not name a delivery partner or cultural authority, the flag stays FALSE.
Full methodology at /intelligence/civic/methodology.