South Australia is the only state or territory in Australia that does not provide 24/7 medical staff on site at its women’s prison.

A program helping First Nations children being held in police watch houses in Queensland will stop operating after losing its state government funding.

The Victorian government in late February announced plans to remove the use of ‘good character’ references at sentencing.

Including a smoking ban no longer going ahead in WA, changes to the Home Detention Scheme in SA, a hiring spree at Lockyer Prison and more.