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