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The Queensland and Northern Territory governments have blocked the United Nations expert on the rights of Indigenous people from visiting youth prisons and meeting with officials.

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In several Australian jurisdictions, police watch houses have become quasi-prison cells, as punitive crackdowns on bail and other “tough on crime” measures have filled jails across the country.

Queensland prison authorities will no longer be required to consider and act in a way that is compatible with human rights when making decisions that affect people in prison, under legislation the state government has introduced to Parliament.

Including a report released into youth education in Tasmania, a review into transfer of children to adult prisons in VIC and more.