Latest Media Appearances

Calls for change at Perth youth justice facility - 9 News (11.11.2023)

Open letter calls on Premier Roger Cook to shut ‘tortuous’ Unit 18 after Cleveland Dodd death - The West Australian (10.11.2023)

More than 15,000 people urge WA Government to raise the age in new petition - National Indigenous Times (01.11.2023)

Latest Media Releases

Closing the Gap Day: More than 1,200 Australians join call for Closure of Unit 18, with Liberals, Nationals, and Greens accepting Letter on Steps of Parliament.

Media Release 19 March 2026

Statement on Alleged Bombing Attempt at Peaceful Invasion Day Protest in our hometown of Boorloo/Perth. Statement 29 January 2026

Findings of the Coronial Inquest into the Death of Cleveland Dodd
Media Release 08 December 2025

15,000 West Australians Sign Petition to Raise the Age
Media Release 1 November 2023

SRWA Statement on 2023 OICS Report
Statement 9 June 2023

Statement in Response to Critical Incident at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Media Release 10 May 2023

Statement on Incident at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Media Release 28 February 2023

Response to NYE Incident at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Media Release 1st January 2023

SRWA calls for major youth justice reform amid revelations of physical abuse in Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Media Release 14th November 2022

A Chance for Real Change, SRWA Celebrates WA Gov Commitment to Review Young Offenders Act within 1 Year
Media Release 4th October 2022

Blueprint for a Better Future: SRWA launches landmark report, detailing pathway towards much needed youth justice system reform
Media Release 26th August 2022

Children Moved to Casuarina Prison - This Must Never Happen Again.
Media Release 20th July 2022

75 Organisations sign Open Letter: No to Sending Kids to Casuarina
Media Release 20th July 2022

Sending WA Children to Maximum Security Adult Prison is Last Straw for Broken System
Media Release 5th July 2022

SRWA Response to the State Budget
13th May 2022 Media Release

SRWA and WACOSS respond to funding commitment for early intervention for youth justice initiatives across the State.
3rd May 2022 Media Release

Children Need Help, Not Harm: Joint Media Release from SRWA, YACWA, and CPAC on Banksia Hill re OICS report and Funding Announcements.
200422

Immediate Actions Recommended for Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre given reports of Human Rights Violations
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