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Closing the Gap Target 11 - Youth Justice

Australia (National)Coalition of Peaks2020National
AdverseHigh precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Target 11: reduce Aboriginal youth detention rate by 30% by 2031. Current trajectory: WORSENING - rate increased from 21x to 23x overrepresentation.

Key holding

What the court decided

Target off-track nationally. Only ACT showing improvement. Most jurisdictions seeing increased Indigenous overrepresentation.

Issue areas

Categories

closing-the-gapindigenous-rightsyouth-justice
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://www.closingthegap.gov.au/national-agreement
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