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Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria
The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed",...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service receives funding boost for vital work
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia will receive a one-off funding...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody
Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service 'alarmed and disappointed' as NSW Premier doubles down on 'oppressive' police surveillance
The Aboriginal Legal Service of New South Wales and the ACT says it is "alarmed...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2026
‘Government must act’: Closing the Gap data concerns Aboriginal legal service
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has raised concerns about the Productivit...
Callan Morse 3 Aug 2026
Shooting for the stars: Old Ways New Ways netball team shines on and off the court

The Old Ways New Ways program has had a remarkable impact on the lives of young Indigenous people in WA, and this month achieved an important new milestone.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 23, 2026
Aboriginal man dies at privately run prison in NSW

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article makes mention of an Indigenous person who has died. An Aboriginal man has died at a privately run prison in New...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Indigenous Solicitors Foundation to boost First Nations legal practitioners

More Indigenous law graduates will be able to access the support they need to make the transition to legal practice with the establishment of a new foundation by Australia's largest legal membership b...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 9, 2026
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW

New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overdue - but it won't happen until we have an independent police watchdog with more teeth.

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Lauren Stefanou Jun 25, 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform

New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn video use for officers, a move welcomed by the state's peak Indigenous legal body.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 3, 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say

An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
Legal service says budget’s ‘failure’ will continue to see Aboriginal people disadvantaged and over-represented in prisons

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has criticised the lack of Indigenous justice funding in this week's Federal Budget, echoing the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services by...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 15, 2026
BREAKING: Court closures across regional WA spark backlash from Aboriginal Legal Service

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Director Peter Collins has criticised Western Australia Police for removing officers from regional courtrooms, a move that has led to the closure of multi...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 15, 2026
SiS Tasmania welcomes federal support to end Indigenous family violence

SiS Tasmania, an Aboriginal-led Family Violence and Prevention Legal Service, has welcomed the federal government's budget commitment to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget

Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody have been ignored in Victoria's budget, the state's Indigenous legal service says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Calls to better support Aboriginal people at risk of family violence

SiS Tasmania has called on the Tasmanian Government to do more to support Aboriginal people exposed to family violence - particularly women, children and families.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 5, 2026
Security cameras were offline during ‘critical incident’ at troubled youth detention centre

Security cameras at northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre were offline during a "critical incident" just days after the facility was set on fire, right to information laws have re...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 4, 2026
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