Headline: Jailing of 10-year-olds resumed in Australian territory
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Australia's Northern Territory has lowered the age of criminal responsibility back to 10 reversing last year's decision to raise it to 12. The new government, elected in August, argues that this move is needed to reduce youth crime despite opposition from doctors, human rights groups, and Indigenous advocates. Critics say the change will disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children…
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