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You cannot police your way out of violence when the police are part of the problem
The South Australian Government's announcement of a new reporting pathway for do...
United Nations report condemns treatment of young people at Tasmanian youth detention centre
A United Nations review of Australia's human rights compliance has heavily criti...
Callan Morse 30 Jan 2026
The disappearing of children: How the state makes kids vanish
Across Australia, Aboriginal children are being disappeared by the carceral stat...
Tasmanian government’s secret transfer of Aboriginal children to adult prison condemned as grave human rights breach
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has condemned the secret decision of the Tasmani...
Giovanni Torre 24 Dec 2025
Lidia Thorpe urges federal action on Victoria over youth sentencing changes

Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged Minister Malarndirri McCarthy to follow through on her commitment to impose sanctions on states and territories that undermine Closing the Gap targets, saying Victoria "...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2025
'Enough is enough' - Restorative justice service demands change following Aboriginal woman’s death in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. An Aboriginal restorative justice service has called for ur...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 4, 2025
Youth justice flashpoint: McCarthy challenges Finocchiaro’s hardline agenda

A confrontation is brewing between federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy and Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, with signs Canberra is preparing to use its f...

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NIT Staff Aug 3, 2025
Justice advocates urge NT government to abandon "punitive attack on the rights, dignity, and lives of children" in the Territory

This report contains the name of deceased persons. The National Network has condemned the Northern Territory Government's proposed overhaul of the Youth Justice Act 2005 and Youth Justice Regulations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 28, 2025
Inquiry launched into Queensland’s broken child protection system amid alarming abuse rates

The Queensland government has announced an inquiry into the state's child protection system to uncover the "failures" after a new report found alarming rates of abuse and neglect.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 19, 2025
National Network backs Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre call for closure of state’s youth detention centre

The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has supported the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's calls for the notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre to be closed.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 12, 2025
Queensland’s "disturbing record" on deaths in custody will only get worse under LNP’s agenda, advocates warn

The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls condemned the Queensland government's "ongoing failure" to address the escalating crisis of deaths in custody on Monday...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 23, 2024
Government urged to act on Indigenous prisoner healthcare report

Better healthcare in the prison system, including allowing prisoners to access the Medicare, National Disability Insurance Scheme and PBS, are all urgently needed, Senator Lidia Thorpe says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 12, 2024
Treatment of NT prisoners a "national crisis," justice advocates warn

The treatment of inmates in Northern Territory prisons is a "national crisis," according to a leading justice organisation. There has been criticism levelled at the Territory's carceral system, with d...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 23, 2024
Moving female inmates from Central Australia to Darwin a violation of women’s rights, anti-prison organisation says

The decision to move female prisoners from Central Australia to Darwin without prior notice or consent has been criticised by a lived experience organisation.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 29, 2024
Questions from Greens MP expose "shocking" conditions in WA's prisons

Parliamentary questions from Greens MP Brad Pettitt have exposed a grim picture of overcrowding in Western Australia's prisons. Responses to inquiries from Dr Pettitt revealed 62 prisoners at Hakea&md...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 28, 2024
42% of NSW prisoners subject to "cruel and inhumane" isolation were Indigenous, report reveals

A report outlining the use of isolation practices by New South Wales prison staff - disproportionately impacting Indigenous people - has been criticised as "cruel and inhumane".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2024
National Network says South Australian AG Kyam Maher "evading responsibility and accountability"

Justice advocate group the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has called on South Australia Attorney-General to talk - and listen - to the children in youth det...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 18, 2024
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