"Every new prison built locks in decades of imprisonment, expands the state’s capacity to cage, and guarantees that more people … will be funneled into confinement rather than supported” Check our latest article: radfaction.com.au/2026/01/03/a...

A Cage Is Still a Cage – No Matter How New the Paint

Photo: Dan Vansetten In early December, the NSW Inspector of Custodial Services tabled a report in state parliament that should have shocked the conscience of the nation, though, predictably, it di…

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This is a refusal list. A rejection of the systems that keep harm alive while calling it safety. For 2026 and every year after, let’s choose abolition, work to end poverty, and collective survival over punishment and control. 🧵

“There is, of course, no evidence that firearms are being flown into Adelaide’s prisons by drone. None was required. Because fear does something evidence cannot: it collapses scrutiny.” Full article by myself & Dan Vansetten on RAD Faction radfaction.com.au/2025/12/30/n...

“Next Time It Could Be a Handgun”: How Fear Does the State’s Work for It

Photo: ABC News “Next time, it could be a handgun.” The phrase appeared almost immediately after reports that a drone had delivered contraband into South Australia’s largest prison. It was not offe…

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“The undercover personas told the child that plans to kill an AFP officer were “a good plan”. They told him he would make a good sn1per or su1cide b0mber. They reinforced his fixation and actively escalated his thinking.” By myself and Dan Vansetten: radfaction.com.au/2025/12/24/w...

When the State Calls It Terror, We Should Ask Who It Is Really Protecting

Courtesy of ABC In the aftermath of the Bondi attack, which claimed the lives of 15 people, political language moved swiftly. The event was described as a “terror attack.” Calls for a royal commiss…

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New 'street gang' laws set to allow control orders on children for association alone. These new harsh laws targeting children are also condemned. Check out these and more at: https:// radfaction.com.au/resources/ #abolition #acab #humanrights

My version of the Night Before Christmas - prison style 🎄❤️✊🏽

“…As it stands, Vlassakis now faces a real prospect of life in prison. Not accepted by his peers. Constantly fearing an attack. Probably asking himself, why did I chase the carrot?” It never works out for anyone who “cooperates” with the state. radfaction.com.au/2025/12/17/c...

In the wake of the violence at Bondi, I’ve been thinking about how we talk about harm, responsibility and safety - and the language we reach for in moments of grief.

Read my latest article in Rad Faction, discussing prison labour, union wages, and the modern slavery Australia refuses to see. radfaction.com.au/2025/12/11/p...

Some people say they’re abolitionists until life asks them to actually practice it.

If cops can be suspended WITH PAY while being investigated for killing Blak fullas, then every other person suspected of a crime can continue to receive their welfare payments FFS

Who needs horror movies when we have MyGov, gammin abolitionists, and Centrelink hold music? Welcome to the haunted house- no jump scares, just structural violence.

Time to spill the tea We practice abolition in the tiny moments, in the quiet rebellions: asking the real question, staying for the long answer, holding space for messy humanity. These lines are little offerings, soft weapons against a world that wants us hardened & silent. 🧵

Help inform the direction of our future work! Our Strategic Plan Consultation Survey is open until 10 November.

I want to say something clearly. If you come to my page thinking you’re “outing” me or exposing my criminal record, you’re not revealing anything new. What you are revealing is how comfortable you are reproducing the punishment logic of the state.

I talk about how charity & carceral logic collide, so let’s look at this post by @SecondChancesSA When an organisation that claims to support children of people in prison starts posting name & shame content, with sirens & surveillance stills, it’s not just hypocrisy, it’s harm. 🧵

“This language of “care” & “safety” has become the moral cover for violence. These are sites built on control, warehouses for those our society has deemed too old, too “mad”, too disabled, or too dangerous to be free.” www.croakey.org/beyond-punis...

Beyond punishment and restrictive practices, calls for a more caring society

*** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and references to people who have died

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As Anti-Poverty Week unfolds, we need to talk about the part of poverty the public conversation always avoids: the prison system. 🧵

Heyyyyy everyone in Adelaide Please join me this weekend to make/write Christmas cards for people in prison this Christmas 🎄 It’s a drop in session, so come for an hour or come for the whole session. All materials provided. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Every year during Anti-Poverty Week, I find myself frustrated by how the public conversation about poverty and criminalisation plays out. The narratives are always the same: predictable, comfortable, and stripped of complexity. 🧵

An invocation for remembrance, resistance, and renewal - we remake ourselves, bone by bone, light by light.

For friends who are talking with young people about our Xmas cards for prisoners project, these slides might help guide conversations gently. They offer age-appropriate ways to talk about care, kindness, & connection to remind kids that everyone deserves to feel valued at Xmas.

In a world that teaches us to discard people when harm happens, choosing repair is a radical act. It’s how we resist the carceral logic that says punishment is the only way to respond to pain. 🧵

Our Fair Go has a fundraiser for basic operating costs. Our first goal is raising $234 to pay for a year of Zoom to have online Board meetings with quality captions for our #Deaf and #neurodivergent directors. www.gofundme.com/f/help-disab... #disability #selfadvocacy #disabled 1/

Donate to Help Disabled Australians Advocate for Fair Pay!, organized by Shaun Bickley

Hi, my name is Shaun, an Autistic person with a brain injury living in … Shaun Bickley needs your support for Help Disabled Australians Advocate for Fair Pay!

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The poverty machine speaks in slogans. It tells us to “have a go,” that “nobody wants to work,” that being poor is a choice. This is gaslighting on a national scale. Let’s unpack some of that.

Carceral gaslighting is when the system tells you one thing but does the opposite. It dresses up violence as care, punishment as rehabilitation & control as protection.

BINGO & make it radical. This is about everyday actions that bring us closer to freedom. Abolition isn’t theory or slogans, it’s practice, imagination, refusal, & connection. Each square is a small act of resistance, a reminder that another world is possible & already being built.

New episode of the #freeher podcast out today, by Sisters Inside with Debbie Kilroy and myself This episode features a yarn with Lorraine Pryor, founder of Voice of Hope Check it out at: open.spotify.com/episode/4HZ5... Or on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio or PodChaser

S104: Building Communities of Care with Lorraine Pryor

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The first piece in our Special Issue on ICL & abolition is out! It is an incredible essay by @disposablehuman.bsky.social & @debbiekilroy.bsky.social on 'the brutal realities of incarceration, particularly for Indigenous women in Australia.' Open Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A Prison is a Prison is a Prison

This essay reflects on the brutal realities of incarceration, particularly for Indigenous women in Australia. It begins with the tragic death of Selesa Tafaifa, who was killed in custody, highlight...

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Ok, we’re at the pointy end of the election, and you might need some sharp, grounded responses to get through the next day or so, to cut through the absolute nonsense that is out there right now. Remember, we CAN talk back, because our voices matter, because the future is political & personal 🧵