by sisters | Jul 4, 2024 | Press Release
The National Network express our profound condemnation of the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) actions during the NAIDOC Week family fun day in Inala. ‘It has come to our attention that the QPS organised an activity at the NAIDOC event involving a police paddy...
by sisters | Jun 24, 2024 | Press Release
National Network calls for a prison moratorium – no new prison beds The announcement that a new women’s prison will be built in Darwin on the site of the current Stringybark Centre has been met with great disappointment and condemnation by members of the National...
by sisters | Jun 24, 2024 | Press Release
National Network calls for lived expertise membership on new NDIS ‘justice expert’ team On Friday, Minister Bill Shorten MP, announced a team of ‘justice experts’ will examine the management of prisoners exiting prisons who have been identified as current or potential...
by sisters | Jun 13, 2024 | Press Release
National Network Condemns Findings of WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission on Cleveland Dodd’s Death in Custody The National Network is furious to hear that the Western Australia’s Corruption and Crime Commission has concluded that while breaches...
by sisters | Jun 11, 2024 | Press Release
The National Network Opposes Proposed Amendments to Queensland’s Criminal Code The National Network strongly opposes the proposed bill to amend Section 267 of Queensland’s Criminal Code, which would allow individuals to lawfully respond to a home invasion...
by sisters | Jun 11, 2024 | Press Release
Death by Suicide in WA Prisons: The Prison Kills Us – We Don’t Kill Ourselves The National Network is deeply troubled by a new report that reveals that at least 18 attempted suicides in WA prisons in just 10 months were misclassified. A new report by the...
