The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) calls on the Prime Minister to fulfil his moral responsibility to keep communities across Australia safe by putting an end to the mass incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The Prime Minister has refused to show any leadership amidst the country’s youth justice crisis, even when more children … Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: Aboriginal children imprisoned at alarming rates and in worsening conditions makes communities less safe
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) will give evidence today at the Senate Youth Justice Inquiry and highlight the failure of the federal government to keep communities safe by presiding over the mass incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
MEDIA RELEASE: PM ignores human rights obligations
Last week the Federal Government responded to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR), where the international community evaluates human rights records and provides recommendations for how to improve. Of the 322 recommendations to improve its human rights standing, the Federal Government only accepted 128 recommendations.
MEDIA RELEASE: NT child protection reforms will harm children, not protect them
The Northern Territory’s proposed child protection reforms will harm children and families. NATSILS stands with NAAJA, the NT Children’s Commissioner, the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, and other Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and community leaders in calling for the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 to be scrapped.
MEDIA RELEASE: Federal Budget fails to ensure access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) says the Federal Budget has ignored Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with no new investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS).
MEDIA RELEASE: Children pay the price for justice system failures
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) shares its deepest condolences for the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and stands in solidarity with the community in Mparntwe who mourn this tragic loss.
MEDIA RELEASE: “Don’t waste this opportunity” – Emergency summit on youth justice must be on PM’s agenda for Indigenous Conference
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) is calling for an emergency summit on youth justice to be on the Prime Minister’s agenda at the inaugural National Indigenous Labor Conference, taking place this weekend.
MEDIA RELEASE: Entirely untrue – federal government’s response to open letter ignores legal advice
The government’s response to an open letter from hundreds of organisations released today is entirely untrue and ignores legal advice obtained and shared with the Prime Minister last year.
MEDIA RELEASE: 200-plus organisations and leaders urge PM to call emergency youth justice summit
206 organisations and leaders from across civil society have penned an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to call an emergency summit on youth justice where governments can listen to the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal experts and leaders.
NATSILS Media Release: “Our people are paying with their lives”: Aboriginal deaths incustody reach record high
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) extends its condolences to families and communities who have lost loved ones to deaths in custody, following news that Australia has recorded the highest number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody in at least four decades.