Calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised

Don Dale youth detention centre, Darwin

Don Dale youth detention centre, Darwin Source: AAP

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Lawyers, doctors and human rights experts from across Australia are calling to raise the age to which children can be held criminally liable.

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