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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 dea...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform
New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn vide...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jun 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'...
Dechlan Brennan 28 May 2026
BREAKING: Court closures across regional WA spark backlash from Aboriginal Legal Service
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Director Peter Collins has critici...
Natasha Clark 15 May 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
Study finds police-led youth action meetings delivering no benefit for NSW children and families

A new evaluation shows NSW Police Force Youth Action Meetings (YAMs) are not working; and are even leading to worse outcomes for some children.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
Legal service accuses Tasmanian Government of failing Aboriginal people

New data has prompted the head of an Indigenous justice service to accuse the Tasmanian Government of failing Aboriginal people. Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service CEO, Jake Smith, said new adult pris...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 27, 2026
Community-led plan launched to steer NSW children away from detention

A new strategy aimed at diverting children away from the justice system and toward community-led responses has been launched in New South Wales.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
Family of Noongar man who died in police custody says inquest failed to grasp police treatment of Aboriginal people

The family of a Noongar man who died in police custody says the coronial inquest into his death has failed to understand "how police treat Aboriginal people".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 10, 2026
Lawyers urge Broome court upgrade as extra magistrate is called in

Western Australian judicial authorities hope rising case delays will ease across the West Kimberley court circuit after calling in an extra magistrate.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 9, 2026
Family remain 'in the dark' as inquest into Noongar man's death in police custody opens in Melbourne

The following article contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died. Just days before he died in police custody, Jeffrey Winmar made a call to his father with a simple plea: "Dad...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 30, 2026
Human Rights Act push gains momentum in NSW Parliament

New South Wales Parliament will hold an inquiry into whether the state should introduce a Human Rights Act, after both the government and the Coalition signalled their support.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2026
Pressure grows for inquiry into proposed NSW Human Rights Act

The New South Wales crossbench has called for an inquiry into proposed legislation which would require government bodies to consider the impact of human rights in all decisions, laws and policies they...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 17, 2026
Minority groups call for protection under terror laws

Minority groups have called for terrorism laws to adequately protect their communities as the national security watchdog weighs up changes to how terrorist acts are defined.

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Dominic Giannini Mar 10, 2026
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