Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025

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C.Stewart (Wiradjuri) ‘'Court' in a Trap’ 2023, acrylic on canvas
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Storytelling Through Painting
By Michael

The painting’s story is: we hunt the food that lives on this country as our ancestors did in the past and give thanks to the food and return what we can’t take, and the Spirit goes back to the land.

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Land Back
By Paul

Our land being invaded, our women and children being taken, Rabbit-Proof Fence no escaping.

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“Goanna Dreaming” by Leslie, acrylic on canvas, available for purchase at Boom Gate Gallery
A True Hero
By Brothers from a prison in VIC

This is the story about a true hero, Mr Lawrence Murray, and I am honoured to be able to write this story for you to read.

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Shubz Yorta Yorta/Wemba Wemba people Moving Forward, 2024
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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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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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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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