Ashley Youth Detention Centre
We have been concerned this week and have questioned the minister about the time line for the closure. It is meant to be in two years time.
Aug
2022
25
Commission of Inquiry
Aug
2022
25
Ashley Youth Detention Centre
There are multiple grave allegations about current staff that got a 'business as usual' response from the former Department of Communities.
Aug
2022
24
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Closure
The National Children's Commissioner has joined Amnesty and UNICEF in calling for Ashley's immediate closure.
Aug
2022
23
Where are Labor as Tasmania is in Crisis?
The role of an opposition is to hold government to account on critical matters of public interest. That is not the case in Tasmania’s Parliament.
Aug
2022
23
Liberals Fail to Reassure Tasmanians on Ashley Closure
The Rockliff Government, particularly Minister Roger Jaensch, have been dragging their collective heels on closing the Ashley Youth Detention Centre for a year.
Aug
2022
23
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Alternative Sites
While Amnesty International and UNICEF Australia are calling for Ashley to close immediately, we are worried you have been dithering again.
Aug
2022
23
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Closure
The commission of inquiry has heard harrowing evidence of extreme violence towards and sexual assault of children at Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Aug
2022
16
Ministerial Statement – Commission of Inquiry Interim Response
This is a very significant statement from the Premier that wraps up a number of necessary and, in a number of cases, long overdue reforms.
Jun
2022
16
Estimates Reply – Jaensch
We started our questioning of Minister Jaensch around evidence that was given to the commission of inquiry.
Jun
2022
14
Estimates Reply – Rockliff
The Greens started off our Estimates session with the Premier talking about the commission of inquiry.