When we talk about the gendered violence of the prison industrial complex and how it harms women we also mean the media This is an example of an article in The Advertiser. It is an article “exposing” parents who have been criminalised. These articles are trash anyway… and

What an absolute disgrace we are as adults. Voting a NT government into power that will lower the criminal-age of responsibility to 10, reinstate spit hoods on children in all settings and introduce Declan's Law, which will mean "violent offenders" are automatically remanded to

We had an amazing couple of days at the Rental Exchange in Sydney last week! Huge thanks to all of these wonderful advocates & organisations building a better future for renters in Australia.: Shelter NSW, Sydney YIMBY, Abundant Housing Network Australia, Antipoverty Centre, Chris Martin,

Justice and mental health experts condemn Country Liberal Party plans to lock up 10-year-olds and bring back spit hoods in the NT. nit.com.au/27-08-2024/133…

‘The incoming government are using prisons and policing as a default response to solve complex social issues created by decades of underfunding, under resourcing and disenfranchising of communities’ Debbie Kilroy #FreeHer nit.com.au/27-08-2024/133…

How Many More Children’s Lives Must Be Lost Before We Say Enough? It is our collective responsibility to ensure the health, well-being, and safety of our children. This tragic event is a fundamental failure of the prison system, and those responsible must be held accountable.

‘These are not correctional facilities; they are death camps where children are being systematically failed and, in too many cases, killed. We demand an end to this now,’ said Disposable Human ‘The mass incarceration of Aboriginal children in this country is leading to their

Children don’t belong in prison. Prisons don’t deter or rehabilitate, they just make the problems worse. Protecting children’s rights and fostering community safety are not conflicting goals. Care for children creates safe communities. Read more: thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/…

The National Network calls upon the LNP in QLD to withdraw their ‘Adult crime, Adult Time’ policy Politicians need to stop using our children as political footballs to score points with voters thenationalnetwork.com.au/condemnation-o…

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has handed down their Inquiry report into Compulsory Income Management, calling for a transition from compulsory income management to a voluntary system, we believe the recommendations do not go far enough. thenationalnetwork.com.au/parliamentary-…

To the MP’s who follow me in here: please don’t post anything about RUOK day unless you are out there ready to put Medicare funded psych sessions to 20 per year. It’s just meaningless grandstanding if you’re not going to do anything real for mental ill health and wellbeing.

The National Network believe in creating support systems that are safe, inclusive, and accessible for criminalised women and girls—systems that protect everyone and promote well-being without perpetuating further harm. By investing in programs that do not centre the carceral

While we welcome the injection of $4.7b into the DFV sector, we are hoping there will be a move away from the outdated & ineffective reliance on carceral responses to DFV violence. See full press release which calls for innovative solutions thenationalnetwork.com.au/acknowledging-…

Why should union members pay this enormous salary to someone they don’t know, don’t want and didn’t vote for? To put that wage into context, according to Wikipedia the PM earns $586,930 per annum. ABS puts average annual salary at $98,000. #ausunions

Another day, another call for a new prison build: It’s Time to Break Free from the Prison Industrial Complex Mount Isa does not need a prison. What Mount Isa needs is an investment in its people. Full press release here: thenationalnetwork.com.au/another-day-an…

“..We must be courageous enough to imagine new ways of addressing ‘crime’: poverty, racism, poor mental health, domestic and family violence, and a lack of stable and affordable housing. These are social crises that cannot be solved by locking people away..” - Disposable Human

The Tasmanian government decision not to build another new prison is commendable, however the extension of the carceral state is problematic, harmful and too often lethal. The The National Network press release: ‘It is critical to recognize that many of the organizations lobbying for

We believe that Aboriginal women & the women who are members of organisations such as ours, possess both the lived & academic expertise needed to develop comprehensive solutions. thenationalnetwork.com.au/immediate-acti…