An 11-year-old girl in a police watch-house and the re-introduction of dangerous spit hoods in the Northern Territory.

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Potential life sentences for 10-year-olds in Queensland . The ability to accuse 10-year-olds of gang affiliation based on the assumption of criminality in South Australia.

These are just some of the horrific realities our children are facing as part of a national trend of harmful policies across the country.

Anthony Albanese participates in a smoking ceremony at Muswellbrook. Picture by Peter Lorimer

In the Northern Territory alone, there were more than 400

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