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Queensland’s Law-and-Order Agenda is Creating a Human Rights Crisis in Watch Houses
Sisters Inside condemns the Queensland Government’s punitive law-and-order agenda, which is driving dangerous overcrowding in police watch houses across the state and placing imprisoned people at risk.Sisters Inside condemns the Queensland Government’s punitive...
Sisters Inside Demands Answers Following Reports of Defunding of Aboriginal Residential Care Services
Sisters Inside is deeply concerned by reports that the Queensland Government has withdrawn funding from residential care services operated by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations, leaving children and young people facing...
Children Are Not “Grubs”: Sisters Inside Condemns Deputy Premier’s Dehumanising Remarks
Media Release - 16/06/2026 - Children Are Not "Grubs": Sisters Inside Condemns Deputy Premier's Dehumanising Remarks (2 pages)
Sisters Inside Condemns Expansion of Surveillance State Under the Guise of Child Protection
Media Release - 16/06/2026 - Sisters Inside Condemns Expansion of Surveillance State Under the Guise of Child Protection (2 pages)
Children Locked in Cells for Days: Queensland’s Children’s Prison System is in Crisis
Media Release - 12/06/2026 - Children Locked in Cells for Days: Queensland's Children's Prison System is in Crisis (3 pages)
State Controlled Childhood: The Business of Family Policing in Queensland
Sisters Inside has supported and advocated for criminalised women and girls for more than 30 years. After experiencing rejection and violence from the very systems that are supposed to protect them, countless women and girls have found refuge at Sisters Inside. This report reveals the importance of that work and reminds us that safety and justice can only be achieved through culturally strong, trauma-informed models of care.
Opposition to the Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025
We welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to the Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee on the Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025. Sisters Inside is a proudly abolitionist, grassroots organisation led by...
Sisters Inside Condemns the Expansion of ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ Laws
Sisters Inside categorically opposes the expansion of the Queensland Government’s ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ laws, which will further entrench the criminalisation of Queensland’s children—particularly Aboriginal children. ‘Since the LNP first introduced this draconian...
Our children deserve better than what the LNP are dishing up
A statement by Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside: ‘Today is a dark day in Queensland’s history as we bear witness to legislation purporting to make Queensland safer pass through our parliament. This legislation will target some of the most vulnerable children in...
Sisters Inside Condemns LNP’s ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ Legislation: A Rushed and Racist Attack on Vulnerable Children
Sisters Inside strongly opposes the Queensland LNP Government’s ‘Adult crime, Adult time’ legislation, set to be rushed through Parliament this week. This punitive policy is a dangerous step backward that targets Aboriginal children and other vulnerable young people...
LNP’S CYNICAL USE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO WIN VOTES MUST BE REJECTED
The recent announcement by the LNP to establish so-called 'Circuit Breaker Sentencing' facilities, dressed up as a solution to youth crime, is nothing more than a blatant political ploy to exploit children and young people for votes. ‘These facilities, essentially...
LNP’s Law and Order Policies Out of Control – $50 Million “Regional Reset Program” Targets and Criminalises Innocent Children
Sisters Inside is horrified by the LNP’s latest announcement of “nine early intervention residential programs”, including a $50 million “Regional Reset Program” that aims to provide 24/7 intensive intervention for so-called “troubled” youth. ‘The suggestion that...
