New South Wales Youth Justice
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New South Wales Youth Justice Tracker

What did the NSW government promise, who got the money, who runs those organisations, what’s their track record, and what’s the political context?

Budget
Indigenous overrepresentation
Cost per day (detention)
Evidence Coverage

How NSW Compares

New South Wales vs other states — AIHW Youth Justice 2023-24 & ROGS 2026.

MetricQLDNSWVICWANTNational
Detention rate (per 10K)
Avg daily detention count
Indigenous overrepresentation
First Nations detention rate (per 10K)
Avg days in detention
Cost per day (detention)
% unsentenced (remand)
5-year trend (detention)
Data from outcomes_metrics database. Sources: AIHW Youth Justice in Australia 2023-24, ROGS 2026 Table 17A.
Network Graph
Follow the Dollar: NSW Youth Justice

Trace funding flows from budget to recipients, contracts, and lobbying connections

Open Graph
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Data sources: AIHW Youth Justice 2023-24, ROGS 2026, Closing the Gap Dashboard, state reports, ACNC, AusTender, ALMA, Hansard, Federal Lobbying Register, AEC Donations. All metrics for 2023-24 unless noted.