Press Releases
The National Network writes media releases in response to current affairs and our members speak at events, protests, conferences, panels and appear in mainstream media.
National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons: A Missed Opportunity to Address Urgent Issues
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...
Human Rights Commission Report Highlights Alarming Treatment of Women in Immigration Detention
In April and May 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a series of inspections, interviews, and consultations to monitor the human rights of women detained in onshore immigration detention centres. These inspections covered the Broadmeadows...
Queensland Government’s Youth Crime Hysteria: Manipulated Data, Misguided Policies
In a bid to justify his government’s draconian reforms to children’s crime laws, Premier David Crisafulli has released police data purporting to reveal a “youth crime crisis” gripping Queensland. ‘The reality is starkly different: there is no youth crime crisis, and...
Federal Government Passes Extreme Migration Bills, Stripping Refugees and Asylum Seekers of Basic Human Rights
Federal Government Passes Extreme Migration Bills, Stripping Refugees and Asylum Seekers of Basic Human Rights In an alarming move last night, the Federal Government pushed through three migration Bills that represent some of the most extreme and regressive...
Sisters Inside Condemns “Making Queensland Safer” Bill at Public Hearing
Today, representatives from Sisters Inside attended the public hearing of the Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee, which is conducting consultations on the "Making QueenslandSafer"Bill. ‘As an organisation that has worked with criminalised women and...
Sisters Inside and the National Network Condemn the LNP’s ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ Legislation
Sisters Inside and the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls unequivocally condemn the Queensland Government’s decision to push through the Adult Crime, Adult Time legislation. ‘This law represents a shameful erosion of children’s...
LNP’s ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ Legislation: A Cruel Christmas Sentence for Aboriginal Kids
The new Queensland Government is barrelling ahead with its punitive and outdated 'Adult crime, Adult time' legislation, set to be pushed through Parliament this week. This legislation, part of the LNP's election promise to tackle so called youth crime, is based on...
Women Behind Bars: An Urgent Call for Action on State-Sanctioned Violence
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the National Network highlight a brutal reality that too often goes unnoticed: the violence meted out against women and girls within the criminal legal system in this country. ‘Criminalised and...
NATIONAL CRISIS – NATIONAL SHAME: NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT’S INHUMANE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS MUST END
The Northern Territory justice system has reached a breaking point. The National Network condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing mistreatment of prisoners, the forced relocation of women, and the deliberate isolation of children from their families and communities....
OUTRAGEOUS NT GOVERNMENT DECISION TO RELOCATE CHILDREN 1500KM FROM FAMILY MUST BE HALTED
The Northern Territory Government’s plan to relocate children and young people in custody from Alice Springs to Darwin is cruel, racially motivated, and completely disregards the well-being of our most vulnerable children. ‘This decision represents a gross violation...
When will the Killing Stop? The National Network demand the WA Government act now to end the deaths in custody crisis.
‘Just five days ago, the National Network issued a press statement calling for the WA Government to urgently address the severe overcrowding and inhumane conditions in Western Australia’s prisons. We warned that without immediate action, there would be more deaths in...
Urgent Release – National Network Demands Answers Following Forced Relocation of Alice Springs Women to Darwin Correctional Centre
The National Network has been contacted by sources revealing that all women in the Alice Springs prison have been relocated to Darwin Correctional Centre without prior warning or their consent. ‘This forced transfer is in direct violation of the women’s rights,...
NT Government’s Prison Expansion Confirms Australia’s Addiction to Incarceration
The National Network strongly condemn the Northern Territory government’s announcement to expand the prison system by adding 1000 more jail beds. ‘This gross expansion, under the guise of “reducing overcrowding and rehabilitating” people, proves what we have been...
Women’s Rights Under Threat as LNP’s Hidden Agenda on Abortion Laws Revealed
The National Network remain extremely concerned as more evidence surfaces that David Crisafulli is attempting to mislead women across the state by claiming he will not make changes to abortion laws. Recent comments by Freya Ostapovitch, LNP candidate for Stretton,...
Housing Crisis Exacerbating Criminalisation for Women Prisoners
The National Network welcomes Frances Nelson KC’s recent comments highlighting the severe impact the housing crisis is having on parole-eligible prisoners who remain incarcerated due to a lack of housing. However, this issue is not new. The intersection of housing...