We are the peak body for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services and experts on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and the justice system
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NATSILS retweeted
11 Apr 2022
Solving the housing crisis would go a long way to solve the incarceration crisis - so where do the parties stand on First Nations housing?!
JOIN US next week for a candidate forum on First Nations housing! RSVP essential: us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W…
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NATSILS retweeted
11 Apr 2022
We joined with dozens of others to call on the QLD Government to listen to our unanimous evidence: #RaiseTheAge to at least 14 years old.
Imprisoning children is cruel. It only sets them up to fail and does nothing to address the drivers of crime.
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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NATSILS retweeted
7 Apr 2022
Spithoods are cruel, demeaning and inhumane.
We are calling on all states and territories to ban spit hoods in law - for all people, in all settings. Add your voice: buff.ly/3u9d6QR
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NATSILS retweeted
6 Apr 2022
Children thrive when they are at home, in school and with family -- not behind bars. That's why we are calling on every state and territory to #RaiseTheAge from 10 years old (!!) to at LEAST 14 years old. Add your voice: buff.ly/3J96dDo
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NATSILS retweeted
5 Apr 2022
Spithoods are dangerous, demeaning and inhumane. There is no 'safe' way to use a spit hood.
We are calling for a national ban. Email your MP to take action>> changetherecord.org.au/bansp…
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NATSILS retweeted
5 Apr 2022
.@Change_Record's @AxCheryl said there was no “safe way” to use #SpitHoods, saying it was "deeply disturbing" they were used by @ntpfes & @QldPolice. She said there was little transparency over their use and called for Aus to #BanSpitHoods. @idunnonews
👉 ntnews.com.au/news/indigenou…
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The use of spit hoods is dangerous and dehumanising.
We vehemently oppose the use of spit hoods and urge all governments to listen to and support the calls of Aboriginal leaders and advocates and put a life-saving legislative ban on their use in all settings.
#BanSpitHoods
4 Apr 2022
#BREAKING: We have joined with #BanSpithoods Collective @NATSILS_ @Jumbunna_Inst and @humanrightsHRLC to call for a national ban on spit hoods - condemning the devices as archaic, dangerous and potentially lethal. @TheNTNews
changetherecord.org.au/chang…
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NATSILS retweeted
3 Apr 2022
This week we're taking over LUSH stores calling on politicians to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility to at least 14 yrs old and instead invest in solutions that work
SIGN the petition raisetheage.org.au/changethe… & head over to our new insta page for updates! changetherecord.aus
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NATSILS retweeted
31 Mar 2022
👂🏾LISTEN to Co-Chair @AxCheryl on #Budget22.
Not only has it come up short of what @NATSILS_ and @NationalFVPLS need to meet community demand... but the Government failed to index our funding to rising inflation
That means a funding CUT in real terms!
abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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NATSILS retweeted
29 Mar 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: We have condemned the Morrison Government’s pre-election #Budget22 #Budget2022 as failing to meet community needs or expectations. With budget cuts to vitally needed services, it is a budget fail for First Nations peoples and justice 👇🏾
changetherecord.org.au/chang…
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NATSILS MEDIA RELEASE: “Yet again, the Budget lets our people down” - Lack of funding for Aboriginal Legal Services further entrenches our people into the justice system.
Read here: bit.ly/38etaZf
#Budget2022
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No additional funding for legal assistance services or peak justice body will further see our people disproportionately overrepresented in the criminal legal system.
#Budget2022
29 Mar 2022
#BUDGET2022 FAIL for First Nations justice!
It is a CUT in real terms to funding for Aboriginal family violence prevention & legal services @NATSILS_ @NationalFVPLS as well as failing to deliver reforms to reduce poverty, homelessness and #CloseTheGap
changetherecord.org.au/chang…
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NATSILS retweeted
29 Mar 2022
👀We're watching #Budget2022 to see if it delivers for First Nations peoples. We're looking for:
>> Raise #Centrelink above the poverty line
>> Invest in public & Aboriginal controlled housing
>> Fund @NationalFVPLS & @NATSILS_
>> Establish a National Justice Reinvestment Body
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Our thoughts are with the young mans family and loved ones at this difficult time.
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NATSILS retweeted
16 Mar 2022
LAUNCHING: Our 2022 Election Demands 👇🏿
We are calling for Justice, Accountability and Equality. End the inequality that is driving mob into prisons and fund affordable housing, social security and services for everyone #FirstNationsVote
changetherecord.org.au/elect…
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“The fact that Indigenous children account for sixty-five per cent of youth incarcerations is a harrowing statistic.
The human impact of this is unfathomable.”
#RaiseTheAge smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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NATSILS retweeted
17 Mar 2022
‼️"Change the Record has demanded the major parties agree to increase Centrelink payments, raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 and urgently build more housing in remote communities to address overcrowding." #CTGDay2022 #ClosetheGapDay22
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"That's 500 people that didn't need to die. That's 500 families. And that's 500 communities that have been devastated." - Kumanjayi Walker's cousin Samara Fernandez‐Brown
@bridgeyb
abc.net.au/news/2022-03-13/k…
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