‘Betrayal’: Indigenous and legal groups condemn Victoria’s backflip on raising the age

Jacinta Allan says age of criminal responsibility won't be raised to 14 amid concern about youth crime

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Indigenous organisations, legal experts and human rights groups have condemned the Victorian government's decision to abandon plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, describing it as a betrayal" of vulnerable children.

As revealed by Guardian Australia, the premier, Jacinta Allan, made the major policy reversal on Tuesday, as she announced several changes to the government's 1,000-page youth justice bill.

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