In the lead up to the Victorian election in November, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) is alarmed by conservative party platforms seeking to influence further punitive approaches to youth justice through a swathe of dehumanising media coverage politicising our children and young people.

21 September 2026 The Prime Minister’s pitch video for the United Nations (UN) Security Council is a shameless display of hypocrisy, using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture for PR while a crisis unfolds at home, says the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS). The video opens with a shot of Uluru and the words … Read More

NATSILS welcomes the key recommendation of Youth Incarceration and Youth Justice Inquiry Report, which is for the Commonwealth to introduce national minimum standards for the treatment of children in the youth justice system, says Nick Espie, Executive Director of NATSILS. “This along with the other findings of the report make it utterly clear that the Prime Minister has an obligation … Read More