Government Programs · National Picture

What government has announced.

Every funded youth justice program JusticeHub has been able to track, with budget, jurisdiction, minister, and the two flags that matter most: community-led and cultural authority.

Programs tracked

207

Combined budget

$2.05B

Community-led

3

1% of all

Cultural authority

3

1% of all

Triangulated finding

3 of 207 programs (1.4%) are explicitly flagged community-led in their announcing minister's text. Cross-referencing against the 1568 verified YJ interventions in JusticeHub's catalogue reveals additional programs delivered through community/Indigenous organisations even when the announcement didn't flag it. Evidence-based community-led count: 8 (3.9%). Cultural-authority flag is set for 3 programs by the announcing minister.

Neither number is the final truth. The 76-program dataset is partial. A real census requires triangulating against state budget papers, AIHW YJ reports, Auditor-General audits, and Children's Commissioner reports, work in progress. See data quality.

By jurisdiction

QLD

70 programs · $1.57B budget · 0 community-led

Staying on Trackrehabilitationannounced

$225M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2025-07-30source

Staying on Track programrehabilitationin_progress

$225M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2025-12-04source

Youth Justice Reforms for 17-Year-Oldslegislative reformannounced

$200M

Minister: Di Farmer· Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women· Announced 2018-01-29source

Supervised Bail Accommodationdiversionannounced

$200M

Minister: Di Farmer· Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women· Announced 2018-01-29source

New Youth Detention Centre at Wacoldetentionannounced

$150M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Queensland Youth Detention Center Expansiondetentionannounced

$80M

· Announced 2025-12-10source

Circuit breaker sentencingrehabilitationin_progress

$80M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Proven Initiativesdiversionannounced

$65M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support (DYJVS)· Announced 2025-10-24source

Kickstarter program grantsearly interventionimplemented

$50M

· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2025-10-17source

Kickstarter Grantsdiversionannounced

$50M

Cairns Youth Justice Schooleducationannounced

$40M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2026-02-04source

Logan Youth Justice School (Ohana Academy)educationannounced

$40M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2026-02-04source

Youth Justice Schoolseducationalannounced

$40M

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support· Announced 2025-10-30source

Youth Justice Schools (Logan and Cairns)diversionannounced

$40M

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2025-07-06source

Transition 2 Successdiversionannounced

$29M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Expansion of Brisbane Youth Detention Centredetentionannounced

$27M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Restorative Justice Programsconferencingannounced

$27M

Minister: Ms Farmer· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2019-04-30source

Queensland Justice Reinvestment Grant programdiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Deb Frecklington· Department of Justice and Attorney-General· Announced 2025-11-11source

Onwards & Upwards Wellbeing Mentoring programtherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Walama Ngurra Bangaba: Returning home building futurestherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Strong Warriors, Strong Futureculturalannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

PIVOT (Prevention and InterVention for Offending Teens)diversionannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Parenting on the ARC Workshoptherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Indigenous Mana Academyculturalannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Positive Pathways Toolkittherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

YD Projecttherapeuticannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Compass - Moreton Baydiversionannounced

$300K

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2024-01-01source

Tails of Changeanimal-assisted therapyimplemented

$0.3

· Youth Justicesource

Blue Edge Brisbane and Moreton Baydiversionimplemented

$0.3

· Youth Justicesource

Bail Programs Expansionannounced

,

Community Youth Response and Diversionannounced

,

Crime Prevention Youth Justice Schoolsannounced

,

Evidence-Based Interventionsannounced

,

Gold Standard Early Interventionannounced

,

Intensive Bail Initiativeannounced

,

Intensive Bail Initiative (departmental)announced

,

Intensive Case Managementannounced

,

Intensive On Countryannounced

,

Victim Liaison Serviceannounced

,

Victims Advocate Serviceannounced

,

Watchhouse Youth Supportannounced

,

Youth Bail Supportannounced

,

Youth Outreachannounced

,

Metal Detecting Wand Trialcrime preventionin_progress

,

· Youth Justice· Announced 2021-04-30source

Youth Skillsdiversionannounced

,

· Department of Employment, Small Business and Trainingsource

Youth Co-Responder Teamsdiversionimplemented

,

Get Set for Workdiversionannounced

,

· Department of Employment, Small Business and Trainingsource

Electronic Monitoringsupervisionimplemented

,

Metal Detection Trialdeterrenceimplemented

,

Family-led decision makingconferencingimplemented

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

New youth detention centresdetentionin_progress

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Youth Crime Taskforcetaskforcein_progress

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Kickstarter programgrantsannounced

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Kickstarter Program (The BUSY Group, Logan)diversionannounced

,

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2026-02-26source

Regional Resetearly interventionin_progress

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

On Country programculturalimplemented

,

· Youth Justice Department, Queensland· Announced 2019-01-01source

Alternative diversion programsdiversionannounced

,

· Youth Justicesource

Youth Boot Camp Diversion Programdiversionannounced

,

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2012-10-01source

Aggression replacement trainingtherapeuticannounced

,

· Youth Justicesource

Framework for Practiceguidanceimplemented

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Additional court and legal aid resourceslegal aidannounced

,

Transition to Successreintegrationin_progress

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Working Together, Changing the Story - Youth Justice Strategy 2019-2023strategicannounced

,

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2018-12-01source

Expanding Youth Boot Camp Trialdiversionannounced

,

Minister: Not specified· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2013-03-01source

Kickstarter Program (Sudanese-Australian Lost Boys and Girls of South Sudan, Ipswich)diversionannounced

,

Minister: Laura Gerber· Department of Youth Justice· Announced 2026-02-26source

Youth Justice Strategystrategyannounced

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

Black chicks talkingculturalimplemented

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

After hours transitional youth hubsdiversionannounced

,

Youth Justice Framework for Practicestrategic frameworkimplemented

,

· Youth Justice Queensland· Announced 2020-06-01source

Changes to the Youth Justice Act 1992legislative reformimplemented

,

· Department of Youth Justice and Victim Supportsource

WA

55 programs · $169M budget · 1 community-led

New youth detention facilitydetentionannounced

$147M

Minister: Not specified· Department of Justice· Announced 2025-11-21source

On Track to Thrive programdiversionin_progress

$8M

Minister: Dr Tony Buti· Departments of Education, Health and Communitiessource

New initiative to divert children away from criminal justice systemdiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Justice· Announced 2025-01-17source

Support for young offenders to turn their lives arounddiversionannounced

$5M

Minister: Mark McGowan· Department of Justice· Announced 2022-07-31source

WA Aboriginal Youth Healing ProgramtherapeuticCommunity-ledCultural authorityin_progress

$4M

· Announced 2025-11-25source

Hyperspace Youth Diversion projectdiversionannounced

$20K

Minister: Not specified· Not specified· Announced 2011-05-05source

Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategydiversionin_progress

$81

· Department of Justice· Announced 2019-07-01source

Target 120diversionannounced

$61.4

Minister: Reece Whitby· Police and Road Safety· Announced 2026-05-07source

Aboriginal-led programs for vulnerable young peoplecommunity-ledannounced

$41

Minister: Paul Papalia· Emergency Services and Corrective Services· Announced 2026-05-07source

At-risk youth servicesyouth supportannounced

$20.3

Minister: Reece Whitby· Police and Road Safety· Announced 2026-05-07source

Dandjoo Bidi-Ak Therapeutic Children's Court Programtherapeuticannounced

$11.8

Minister: Paul Papalia· Emergency Services and Corrective Services· Announced 2026-05-07source

Youth Justice Model of Caretherapeuticannounced

$10.8

Minister: Paul Papalia· Emergency Services and Corrective Services· Announced 2026-05-07source

In-Roads therapeutic programtherapeuticannounced

$7.8

Minister: Paul Papalia· Emergency Services and Corrective Services· Announced 2026-05-07source

safeSPACE programsyouth supportannounced

$1.5

Minister: Reece Whitby· Police and Road Safety· Announced 2026-05-07source

Tenacious Houseresidentialannounced

$0.2

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporationcommunity patrolannounced

$0.2

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Newman Women's Sheltertherapeuticannounced

$0.2

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Centrecare Incorporatedmentoringannounced

$0.2

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Ruah Legal Serviceslegal supportannounced

$0.198

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Dismantleemployment supportannounced

$0.195

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Incorporatedadvocacyannounced

$0.188

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Jobs South West Incdiversionannounced

$0.17

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

South West Refuge Inccounsellingannounced

$0.157

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Waalitj Foundationmentoringannounced

$0.094

Minister: John Quigley· Department of Justice· Announced 2024-01-31source

Weekend Cooking for Kids Programcooking programannounced

$0.04

· Department of Justice· Announced 2026-03-01source

Yiriman Fitzroy Valley Basketball Cupsports programannounced

$0.04

· Department of Justice· Announced 2026-03-01source

Strong Spirits, Strong Minds Junior Basketball Carnivalsports programannounced

$0.04

· Department of Justice· Announced 2026-03-01source

The Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) Programengagement programannounced

$0.04

· Department of Justice· Announced 2026-03-01source

Youth Justice Program Delivery Frameworkdiversionannounced

$0.0066

· Department of Corrective Services· Announced 2015-06-18source

Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategydiversionin_progress

$0.0059

Minister: Roger Cooksource

Kununurra Safe Night Spacetherapeuticin_progress

$0.0059

Minister: Roger Cooksource

Youth Justice Services Strategy 2022-27diversionannounced

,

· Department of Justice· Announced 2022-01-01source

Geraldton Youth Crime Prevention Programspreventionin_progress

,

· Announced 2026-03-26source

Yiriman Men's Projectcultural programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Youth Bail Support Servicesbail supportimplemented

,

· Announced 2025-10-09source

Ride and Rise: Daytime Street Engagement Program for Disengaged Young Peoplestreet engagement programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Ngurra Buru (Broome Night Space)night space programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Community Place Based Grants Programdiversionannounced

,

Minister: Minister for Sport and Recreation· Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS)source

Youth Engagement Program – East Kimberley and Statewide Servicesmentoringin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Youth Connection Night Patrol and Night Placenight patrol programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Harmful Sexual Behaviours Frameworktherapeuticin_progress

,

First Nations Children’s Commissioners, Guardians and Advocatesadvocacyimplemented

,

Halls Creek Youth Wellbeing and Justice Programcommunity-led programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Youth Diversionary Program: The New Way, The Right Waydiversionary programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Kimberley Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing Steering Committeeyouth wellbeingin_progress

,

National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Childrenprotectionin_progress

,

· Department of Communitiessource

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Action Planindigenous supportin_progress

,

Youth justice programsyouth justiceannounced

,

Minister: Roger Cook· Announced 2025-11-18source

Learning on Dawang Kununurra Youth Night Space Co-design Partnercultural programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Early Years Partnershipearly childhood developmentin_progress

,

Harmful Sexual Behaviours Framework Projecttherapeuticin_progress

,

Banksia Hill Detention Centre Model of Caretherapeuticannounced

,

Minister: Minister Papalia· Department of Justice· Announced 2023-01-01source

Young and Deadly Alternative Learning Programalternative learningin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Cultural Security Framework for Youth Detentionculturalannounced

,

Minister: Brad Royce· Department of Justice – Young People Directorate· Announced 2025-12-01source

Jetty to Jalangardi: School Holiday Programschool holiday programin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

NT

18 programs · $133M budget · 1 community-led

Replace Don Dale and Alice Springs Youth Detention Centresdetentionannounced

$71M

New Model of Care for Youth Detentiontherapeuticin_progress

$24M

Minister: Kate Worden· Territory Families· Announced 2023-04-28source

Improve Youth Detention Operations and Reduce Recidivismdetentionannounced

$23M

Divert Young People from Crime and Stop Future Offendingdiversionannounced

$10M

NT On Country Cultural ProgramsculturalCommunity-ledCultural authorityin_progress

$5M

· Announced 2025-12-15source

Youth Boot Camp in Darwinrehabilitationimplemented

,

· Department of Corrections· Announced 2026-02-06source

Youth Boot Campdiversionimplemented

,

· Department of Corrections· Announced 2026-02-06source

Youth Outreach and Re-engagement Team (YORET)announced

,

Alice Springs Youth Detention Centredetentionimplemented

,

· Announced 2024-02-21source

Diversion programsdiversionimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Sentenced to a Skillvocational trainingimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2025legislative amendmentimplemented

,

· Announced 2025-07-30source

Bail support facilitiesbail supportimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Diversion Programdiversionimplemented

,

Boot camptherapeuticimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Victim and offender servicesrehabilitationimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Youth diversion programdiversionimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

Community work ordersrehabilitationimplemented

,

· Department of Correctionssource

VIC

25 programs · $63M budget · 0 community-led

Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)early interventionannounced

$20M

Minister: Premier Jacinta Allan, Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny, Minister for Community Safety Anthony Carbines· Premier's Departmentsource

Violence Reduction Unitcrime preventionannounced

$20M

Minister: Jacinta Allan· Department of Justice and Community Safety· Announced 2023-10-01source

Lived-Experience Mentoring Programmentoringannounced

$8M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice Enver Erdogan, Premier Jacinta Allan· Youth Justicesource

VRU Lived-Experience Mentoring Programmentoringannounced

$8M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice Enver Erdogan· Violence Reduction Unitsource

Violence Reduction Unit Mentoring Programmentoringannounced

$8M

Minister: Enver Erdogan· Department of Justice and Community Safety· Announced 2023-10-01source

Victoria Youth Detention Reviewreviewin_progress

$500K

· Announced 2025-12-18source

Youth Justice Centre Capacity Increasedetentionannounced

,

· Department of Justice and Community Safetysource

South Sudanese Australian Youth Justice Expert Working Groupdiversionannounced

,

Minister: Minister for Youth Justicesource

Youth Diversion Programsannounced

,

Aboriginal Justice Agreement (fifth phase)policy frameworkin_progress

,

· Department of Justice and Community Safetysource

Aboriginal Bail and Remand Grants Programdiversionannounced

,

· Department of Justice and Community Safetysource

Aboriginal Victims of Crime Strategysupport serviceannounced

,

· Department of Justice and Community Safetysource

Youth Justice Workforce Developmentworkforce developmentannounced

,

· Department of Justice and Community Safetysource

Youth Offending Programstherapeuticannounced

,

Youth Justice Act 2024diversionimplemented

,

· Department of Justicesource

Community Based Aboriginal Youth Justice Programculturalannounced

,

Electronic Monitoring and Enhanced Bail Supervision and Support trialdiversionin_progress

,

· Department of Justicesource

Youth Support Service & Aboriginal Youth Support Servicediversionannounced

,

Youth Justice bail supervisiondiversionannounced

,

Housing Programsdiversionannounced

,

Youth Justice Community Support Servicediversionannounced

,

Multisystemic Therapy & Functional Family Therapytherapeuticannounced

,

Youth Justice Group Conferencingconferencingannounced

,

Children’s Court Youth Diversiondiversionannounced

,

Community Safety Package (CSP)detentionannounced

,

· Department of Justicesource

SA

10 programs · $55M budget · 0 community-led

New Young Offender Plandiversionannounced

$50M

Minister: Attorney-General· Attorney-General's Department· Announced 2025-03-11source

Youth Detention Centre Replacement / Secure Care Redevelopmentdetentionannounced

$5M

Minister: Hon Jay Weatherill M P· Department for Families and Communities· Announced 2004-05-04source

Youth Action Plan Life Skills grantsdiversionannounced

$0.25

· Department of Human Services· Announced 2025-04-29source

SA Youth Week Grantsgrant fundingin_progress

$0.07

· Department of Human Servicessource

Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centredetentionimplemented

,

· DHSsource

Community Youth Justicecommunity supervisionimplemented

,

· DHSsource

SA Youth Week Grants 2026youth developmentannounced

,

· Department of Human Services· Announced 2025-10-15source

SA Youth Action Plan 2025-2028youth supportannounced

,

· Department of Human Services· Announced 2025-04-09source

Youth Legal Servicelegal serviceimplemented

,

· Legal Services Commission of South Australiasource

South Australia's Youth Action Plan 2025-2028therapeuticannounced

,

· Department of Human Services· Announced 2025-04-29source

NSW

13 programs · $47M budget · 1 community-led

Youth Crime Prevention Initiativediversionannounced

$23M

Minister: Minister for Youth Justice· Department of Communities and Justice· Announced 2025-11-07source

Youth Crime Reduction Boostpreventionannounced

$5M

· Department of Communities and Justicesource

NSW Youth Crime Reduction Funding Boostfunding initiativeannounced

$5M

· Department of Communities and Justice· Announced 2026-01-01source

Youth Crime Reduction Initiativecrime preventionannounced

$5M

· Communities and Justice· Announced 2026-01-01source

$5 million boost to help drive down youth crimepreventionannounced

$5M

· Communities and Justicesource

Bourke Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Expansionjustice_reinvestmentCommunity-ledCultural authorityimplemented

$4M

· Announced 2025-12-05source

Youth Crime Reduction Programdiversionannounced

$5

· Communities and Justice· Announced 2026-06-05source

The MERIT Programdiversionimplemented

,

· Department of Communities and Justicesource

Youth on Track Early Interventionannounced

,

Safer, more secure Youth Justice Centresdetentionannounced

,

· Communities and Justicesource

Thriving Kids Programtherapeuticannounced

,

· Youth Justice· Announced 2025-09-01source

Traffic Offender Intervention Programdiversionimplemented

,

· Department of Communities and Justicesource

NSW Bail Reform - Stricter Conditionslaw_reformannounced

,

· Announced 2025-12-20source

Federal

3 programs · $13M budget · 0 community-led

Old Ways New Waysdiversionimplemented

$6M

· National Indigenous Australians Agency· Announced 2024-10-01source

Old Ways New Ways (OWNW)diversionimplemented

$6M

· National Indigenous Australians Agencysource

Reconnection, Employment and Learning (REAL) Programreintegrationin_progress

,

Minister: Amanda Rishworth (Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations), Senator Malarndirri McCarthy (Minister for Indigenous Australians)source

ACT

12 programs · $10.456836000000001 budget · 0 community-led

CYFSP targeted support services grantsupport servicesannounced

$7.01

Mental Health Child, Youth and Families Grantmental health servicesannounced

$2.7

CYFSP preventative early support services grantearly support servicesannounced

$0.746836

Safer Youth Response Service (SYRS)therapeuticin_progress

,

· Community Services Directoratesource

Therapeutic Support Panel (TSP)therapeuticin_progress

,

· Community Services Directoratesource

Blueprint for Youth Justiceannounced

,

Children, Youth and Family Services - Youth Justiceannounced

,

Bimberi Youth Justiceyouth justiceimplemented

,

Safer Youth Response Service Pilotdiversionannounced

,

· Community Services Directoratesource

Safer Youth Response Programdiversionannounced

,

· Community Services Directoratesource

Functional Family Therapy - Youth Justicetherapeuticannounced

,

· Community Services Directoratesource

ACT Youth Scholarshipscholarshipannounced

,

TAS

1 programs · $0 budget · 0 community-led

Tasmanian Aboriginal Youth Justice Strategy Developmentstrategy developmentin_progress

,

· Announced 2025-04-15source

Sources

alma_government_programs — extracted from state budget papers, ministerial announcements, and department press releases. 76 programs tracked.
community_led + cultural_authority flags reflect what the announcing minister or department explicitly claimed in the published material. Where the source did not name a delivery partner or cultural authority, the flag stays FALSE.
Full methodology at /intelligence/civic/methodology.