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It’s not too late to register for this event happening today! Register here: https://bit.ly/4uI4rSf

Across Australia, state and territory governments are pursuing punitive policies that are driving the mass incarceration of Aboriginal children. Not only do these policies harm our children and families, they do not make the community safer. In fact, the evidence is clear; jailing children makes communities more dangerous.

That’s why just weeks ago, , alongside more than 200 organisations and leaders across civil society launched an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to act on the youth justice crisis. And they made headlines.

Now they’re coming together for an online event to to share what’s next and tell you what you can do to be part of it.

Because to end this crisis, we need everyone who cares about children, everyone who cares about community safety, to get involved.

The details are:
What: Online town hall to hear an important update on the youth justice campaign
When: TODAY, 1pm – 2pm AEST,
Where: Online (Zoom)
Register now: https://bit.ly/4uI4rSf

We asked Australians to rate three leaders on the job they’re each doing: Pauline Hanson as One Nation leader, Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister, and Angus Taylor as Opposition leader.

Only one cleared majority approval, and it wasn’t the PM…

Right now, there are more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison than ever before.

From coast to coast across Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are being criminalised and imprisoned at alarming rates.

This is happening because state and territory governments are more concerned with political point-scoring than evidence-based reforms.

Locking up kids is an express ticket to a life of crime and suffering. Throwing a child in prison increases the likelihood they will have ongoing contact with the criminal justice system – which only harms our communities.


That’s why NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, alongside 200 organisations and leaders – has penned this open letter to Anthony Albanese , calling on him to act.

You can add your name too at www.natsils.org.au/open-letter-pm/

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