Media Releases
29/04/2016
Senate Inquiry into the indefinite detention of people with a cognitive or psychiatric impairment in Australia
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) have today given evidence to the Senate Inquiry into the indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impairment in Australia.
15/04/2016
25 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
This morning NATSILS Deputy Chairperson Cheryl Axleby gathered in Canberra with the Change the Record Coalition members to discuss the lack of progress on this important issue.
19/11/2015
NATSILS welcomes Labor commitment to closing the justice gap
Today National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) has welcomed Labor’s commitment to addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples imprisonment rates and experiences of violence.
06/11/2015
NATSILS says UPR provides an important opportunity to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) hopes that the UPR will place a spotlight on the issue of the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system.
08/10/2015
NT Youth Detention Must be Urgently Addressed
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) has today called for urgent steps to be taken to address the issues raised in the NT Children’s Commissioner’s alarming report into incidents at the Don Dale Youth Detention in August 2014.
08/10/2015
NATSILS meet to discuss critical issues facing Aboriginal and Torrres Strait Islander communities
Today leaders from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) around Australia met to discuss crucial issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
08/10/2015
NATSILS meet to discuss critical issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Today leaders from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) around Australia met to discuss crucial issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
22/07/2015
Video of NATSILS at UN Speaking on Indigenous Imprisonment
NATSILS Chair Shane Duffy speaking about a side event hosted by NATSILS at the UN. Shane Duffy and Eddie Cubillo will be speaking about Change the Record, a campaign which aims to provide solutions to the problem of Indigenous imprisonment rates.
05/05/2015
NATSILS funding secured
Today National and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) welcomed the restoration of its funding after one and a half years of uncertainty about its future.
26/03/2015
NATSILS welcomes the reversal of funding cuts
Today, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) welcomed the announcement by the Attorney-General’s Department that the announced funding cuts to the legal assistance sector have been reversed.
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