Australia is facing criticism from human rights groups and indigenous advocates for failing to acknowledge a recommendation from the United Nations to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen years old.
At a UN hearing in January this year, thirty countries agreed to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen.
The lack of progress made by Australia to address these calls has made headlines.
Currently the age of criminal liability in Australia is ten years old, but critics argue that this breaches the rights of the child and disproportionately impacts indigenous children.