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‘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...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jul 2026
Aboriginal man dies at privately run prison in NSW
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jul 2026
Indigenous Solicitors Foundation to boost First Nations legal practitioners
More Indigenous law graduates will be able to access the support they need to ma...
Giovanni Torre 9 Jul 2026
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW
New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overd...
Lauren Stefanou 25 Jun 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
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
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