A high-profile judge has reignited calls for a specialised Aboriginal court for regional New South Wales to improve reform for indigenous youth caught up in crime.
The 2016 Census data revealed more than half of the region’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 15-17 appeared in Walgett Children’s Court.
The president of the NSW Children’s Court, Judge Peter Johnstone, said he was determined to launch the Youth Koori Court in Dubbo, despite the project’s collapse last year.
Speaking at a youth justice forum in Walgett, Judge Johnstone said the culturally-adapted court in Parramatta has proven effective since it began about two years ago.
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Published in ABC News, March 16, 2018
