by sisters | Feb 5, 2025 | Press Release
‘The South Australian Government’s new policy making it easier to evict public housing tenants is a dangerous and short sighted response to community concerns about so called anti-social behaviour,’ said Tabitha Lean. ‘At a time when we are in the grip of a housing...
by sisters | Feb 5, 2025 | Press Release
The National Network strongly condemns the state government’s recent announcement of a so- called ‘Youth and Street Gangs Task Force.’ ‘Expanding police powers and redirecting resources toward policing children does not create safety for everyone—instead, it deepens...
by sisters | Jan 13, 2025 | Press Release
The release of the 2023-24 South Australian Ombudsman’s Annual Report has revealed a deeply disturbing incident in which a correctional services officer used a prison intercom system to harass, abuse, and counsel an inmate toward suicide. This shocking case, one of...
by sisters | Dec 19, 2024 | Press Release
The City of Moreton Bay’s recent decision to penalise and criminalise homelessness and vulnerable people for owning pets is a devastating blow to some of our most marginalised community members. ‘This heavy-handed approach highlights a stunning lack of...
by sisters | Dec 18, 2024 | Press Release
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released a stark new report, Trends in female offending in New South Wales: 2014 to 2023 by Neil Donnelly, revealing a sharp increase in the number of women being criminalised in New South Wales. ‘The...
by sisters | Dec 11, 2024 | Press Release
The Minister for Health has released the Nous Group’s National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons: Final Report and the Health Ministers’ joint response to the review. ‘As a National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, we...
