In a joint effort to end youth incarceration, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Australian Indigenous Doctors, Amnesty International, the Law Council of Australia, Public Health Association Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre, the Royal Australian College of Physicians, and the Australian Medical Association have banded together and compiled a list of things everyone can do to help put an end to this injustice. The list includes four simple things:
Sign the petition at https://raisetheage.org.au/home#petition.
Email your MP. (A template and links to your local MP can be found at https://www.changetherecord.org.au/RTA_EmailMP).
Host an event to educate people in your community about the need to raise the age of incarceration in Australia.
Share on social media. (Download a social media pack from