Children as young as 10 can be arrested, charged and jailed as criminals in Australia. But tomorrow, Australia’s attorneys-general will consider raising the age of criminal responsibility nationally.

Today, state political reporter for The Age Sumeyya Ilanbey on the question: how young is too young when it comes to criminal culpability? 

Children as young as 10 can be arrested, charged and jailed as criminals in Australia. But tomorrow, Australia’s attorneys-general will consider raising the age of criminal responsibility nationally. Today, state political reporter for The Age Sumeyya Ilanbey on the question: how young is too young when it comes to criminal culpability?

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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