Alarming: Nine out of 10 kids in Perth jail have severe neuro-disability

[WA Today]( AM News Update Wednesday, 14th February, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Professor Bower said the researchers "sincerely hoped" their findings would change how young people in detention were ...]( [Nine out of 10 kids in Australian detention have severe neuro-disability]( BY Daile Cross Most of the impairment had been left undiagnosed despite multiple contacts with government agencies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [The awards night that came back to haunt Joyce]( [Barnaby Joyce and his family at a photo call at Parliament House in 2005.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Vicious, violent': Perth man jailed for bashing, raping his own family]( [The man pleaded guilty to nine charges.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fears mount for young woman missing from Claremont]( [Claremont woman Jenni Oliver disappeared on Sunday.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wave of Valentine's Day 'love' letters dumped on Midland council]( [Hannah Soteriou, Tim Clifford MLC and Steve Howlet with the postcards.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Woodside gains control of WA gas field after $2.5 billion share sale]( [By buying Exxon's stake, Woodside will control the majority of the Scarborough gas field.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Banks tipped to face 'bollocking' on lending from royal commission]( [The Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry. 12 February 2018. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim. ( The ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why thousands of Australians are ditching their health insurance]( [Thomas Drouet leaves a court house in Madrid bandaged and wearing a neck brace. AFP/Getty]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['I'm sorry': Perth teen pleads guilty to fatal Secret Harbour crash]( [Mason Hooton (left) and Callum Mummery (right) died in the crash. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Terror inquiry focuses on how to guard public spaces in WA]( [Terror inquiry in Perth is focusing on how to protect public spaces in WA.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cockburn councillor 'ambushed' at a funeral by Roe 8 supporters]( [Chontelle Sands.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Two former deputy PMs issue blunt warning over the future of Joyce]( [Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is clinging to his job.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Scones and scorn: Country Women's Assoc fire up over school cuts]( [The "polite" protest meant business, with hundreds up in arms over cuts to education.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fairfax Media]( Copyright © 2018 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia