The long-term crime victim advocate also used her speech on a contentious bill in parliament to say the government’s first priority had to be supporting victims.
In her speech, Bush responded to Greens Maiwar MP Michael Berkman’s comments during his contribution on Wednesday asking if any MP thought a watch house was a suitable place to detain a child.“The second-last place I ever want to see a child is in a watch house.
Bush also shared two stories of mothers whose children were murdered in graphic circumstances by young offenders, saying the community also had to be protected from those who committed violent acts – even if they were children.Speaking to reporters earlier on Thursday, Youth Justice Minister Di Farmer said the government was committed to making sure young people stayed in watch houses for “as short a period as possible”.
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