Strengthen protections for the rights of children in the criminal justice system, even where this limits tougher responses to youth crime.

How every party and independent with a parliamentary record is scored on this proposition for the 2028 federal election, on the same 1–5 scale How2Vote uses.

Strongly agrees

• Allegra SPENDER
• Andrew WILKIE
• Dai LE
• Kate CHANEY
• Monique RYAN
• Nicolette BOELE
• Sophie SCAMPS
• The Greens
• Zali STEGGALL

Equal merits

• Andrew GEE
• Centre Alliance
• Helen HAINES
• Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
• Liberal
• LNP
• Pauline Hanson's One Nation
• The Nationals

Strongly disagrees

• Australian Labor Party

Based on 1 parliamentary division. See the divisions Division A formal, recorded vote in parliament, where members are counted for and against. They Vote For You publishes these votes, and How2Vote's scores are built from them. Full glossary Close behind this on They Vote For You ↗(opens in a new tab). Positions are the recorded voting record; How2Vote takes no side on any proposition.