Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 16
NOVEMBER 2025

Mob

Here is a section made by Mob for Mob!

If you have any suggestions or you’d like to contribute, please write to us! We hope you enjoy it.

C.Stewart (Wiradjuri) ‘'Court' in a Trap’ 2023, acrylic on canvas
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What Treaty Means for Mob in Prison
By Barry Firebrace-Briggs (First Peoples’ Assembly Metro member and Yorta Yorta man)

In Victoria, the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria began negotiations with the Victorian government last year on Treaty, and legislation allowing this agreement is now in Parliament.

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Ethan Cassidy
Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 16
The Torch

Two new artworks from First Nations artists

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Gwoya Tjungurrayi Portrait (from the $2 coin), by Steven, 2024
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September 2024

Treaty for Mob

By Ngarra Murray

I’m one of the Co-chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria alongside Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg. We sit on the Assembly together with 31 other Traditional Owners elected by their communities.

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ISSUE NO. 2
August 2024

Artwork from The Torch – Issue No. 2

By The Torch

This represents a mother's journey of childbirth and the creation of her young through the pain endured throughout her and her children's journey.

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ISSUE NO. 2
August 2024

The Right to Self-Determination

Information provided by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

While the right to self-determination remains undefined under international law, it can best be described as the right of a ‘people’ to collectively exercise control over, and make decisions regarding, matters that affect them. It is the right of a 'people' to determine their destiny.

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ISSUE NO. 2
August 2024

A New System for Making Calls to the ALS From Prison

By the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)

In March 2024, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT (‘ALS’) launched a new system for handling phone calls from prisons. This system is designed to provide help faster and more smoothly.

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ISSUE NO. 1
July 2024

NAIDOC in VIC

By About Time

3CR Community Radio’s Beyond the Bars project began in 2002 and continues to present live radio shows during NAIDOC Week each year.

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ISSUE NO. 1
July 2024

Artwork from The Torch – Issue No. 1

By The Torch

The Torch is an organisation that assists incarcerated Indigenous artists to reconnect with culture and produce art. The torch supports hundreds of incarcerated artists, helping to promote and sell their artwork. This edition of About Time includes several beautiful artworks purchased from the Torch.

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