NSW to review law that presumes children under 14 are incapable of evil
After a 2016 high court ruling, the conviction rates 10- to 13-year-olds in NSW have plummeted, report findsAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA centuries-old legal presumption that children aged between 10 and 14 don’t understand the difference between right and wrong is to be reviewed after New South Wales youth criminal conviction rates tumbled fivefold.The NSW attorney general’s office said t