Royal Commission into youth detention at the Northern Territories

Bill Shorten and Pat Dodson

Bill Shorten and Pat Dodson Source: AAP

The federal government has ordered a royal commission into youth detention facilities in the Northern Territories. It follows a report on the ABC's Four Corners program that contained footage of youths being tear gassed and tied to a chair at the Don Dale Youth Detention facility outside of Darwin.


 






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