NT poised to raise age of criminal responsibility

The Saturday Paper, November 12

Chansey Paech is a publicly optimistic man. Among his first acts as the Northern Territory’s new attorney-general, he has pushed to raise the age of criminal responsibility.

“For me, it was really important coming into the portfolio … just knowing we’re talking about kids. We’re talking about children,” he says. “If ‘tough on crime’ worked, the territory would be the safest place in the country.”