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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 wor...
Giovanni Torre 28 Apr 2026
Peak legal body warns of custody risks as First Nations prison numbers surge
The risk of deaths in custody in New South Wales remains as high as ever, the st...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Feb 2026
Indigenous legal services continue to challenge Australia's colonial justice system
A new book by Professor Eddie Cubillo - Defending the defenceless: Indigenous se...
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Judge calls for sackings after Indigenous boy's name was leaked to 2GB
A New South Wales Judge has sensationally called for a review of the employment...
Dechlan Brennan 8 Dec 2025
'Preventable tragedy': NSW government should be ‘ashamed’ by record deaths in custody figures
The highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody ever recorded by one state in...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Oct 2025
ACT Policing must have consequences, independent oversight following treatment of Aboriginal boy - ALS

The Aboriginal Legal Service has welcomed judicial condemnation of the "unacceptable and deeply concerning treatment" of one of the agency's young clients in ACT police custody.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 22, 2025
New figures show NSW government priority is locking people up, not preventing crime - Aboriginal Legal Service

The NSW/ACT Aboriginal Legal Service says new figures showing rising Aboriginal incarceration demonstrates the NSW government's failure to prevent crime and make communities safer.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 21, 2025
New bail laws sees increase in Aboriginal children languishing in jail

The number of young Aboriginal people in custody in New South Wales increased almost 22 per cent in the last year as new youth bail laws have taken effect.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 18, 2025
Aboriginal Legal Service, "scraping the bottom of the barrel for funding", issues call for support

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT has issued a call for support from the community to keep the vital service alive. ALS NSW/ACT Principal Legal Officer Nadine Miles told National Indigenous Times on Tu...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 14, 2025
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) vital for First Nations justice in the face of punitive policies

Nestled next to Redfern oval, in one of the most historic and culturally important inner-city areas for Aboriginal people in the country, the headquarters of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) is...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 13, 2024
Lidia Thorpe slams "smoke and mirrors" federal funding announcement for legal services

Senator Lidia Thorpe has expressed disappointment at the legal assistance package put forward by the National Cabinet, saying without further funding, legal services will continue to struggle to meet...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2024
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT welcomes new Chair and Deputy Chair

Company Directors of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) have appointed a new Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to lead the organisation's governance and strategic direction.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 29, 2024
NSW Ombudsman's report reveals state is failing to meet its core child protection responsibilities

A new report from the NSW Ombudsman released Friday - Protecting children at risk: an assessment of whether the Department of Communities and Justice is meeting its core responsibilities - has reveale...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 5, 2024
New knife laws will "disproportionately and unfairly" target Indigenous people - Aboriginal Legal Service warns

The peak Indigenous legal service in New South Wales has criticised the passing of new knife laws in state parliament, saying they warned parliamentarians last month the legislation would give "extrem...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 7, 2024
Lidia Thorpe urges government to respect authority of the International Criminal Court

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has joined a number of crossbenchers in urging the government to uphold the integrity of the International Criminal Court.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 5, 2024
“Why throw more money into failed law and order responses?": NSW parliament urged to reject new knife laws

Legal and Human Rights groups are urging the rejection or amendment of new 'wanding' knife laws being debated in New South Wales parliament this week, arguing they will give police "extraordinary" pow...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2024
'Political point-scoring' : NSW government faces criticism for new bail laws

More legal and advocacy groups have expressed dismay at planned changes to New South Wales' bail laws for children, labelling the move "misguided" and unlikely to make the community safer.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 12, 2024
NSW Indigenous groups warn of danger posed by harsh bail laws for children

Indigenous advocacy groups including the Aboriginal Legal Service of NSW/ACT warn that the New South Wales government's planned changes to bail laws for children will fail to reduce crime and end in d...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 12, 2024
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