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Australia: Northern Territory Returns Jailing Age to 10

Australia: Northern Territory Returns Jailing Age to 10

Above: Then-opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro, now Chief Minister, and then-Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler (not pictured) meet for a Sky News debate on Aug. 20, 2024 in Darwin, Australia. Image copyright: Pema Tamang Pakhrin/Pool via Getty Images

The Facts

  • The new Country Liberal Party government of Australia's Northern Territory (NT), which was elected in August, has lowered the minimum jailing age back to 10.

  • The move comes after the previous Liberal government, which lost to the Country Liberal Party in the August election, had raised the age from 10 to 12.


The Spin

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