Justice
Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the federal government is ignoring mounting evidence of systemic rac...
Labor's move away from opposing mandatory minimum jail sentences has been criticised by Senator Lidia Thorpe, who says it is further evidence the party has abandoned First Nations people in favour of...
Former St Kilda star Nicky Winmar could be stripped of his Australian Football Hall of Fame status after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman.
The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is set to resign from politics this week. Paul Papalia has served as Minister for Corrective Services since June 2023, after...
More than two years after Senator Lidia Thorpe was bashed outside the MCG, details of the attack can be revealed after a suppression order banning reporting on the case ended.
Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court this week over allegations she trespassed and refused police orders in a Tasmanian logging coupe last year.
Tracy slept in a tent for months during winter, with no home to go to after leaving jail. The 53-year-old Gamilaroi and Wiradjuri woman endured the cold while living with a serious chronic lung condit...
A series of high-profile and "punitive" law changes have directly fuelled a sharp rise in Indigenous incarceration in Victoria, with corrections data showing Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by a...