Aboriginal Legal Services
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...
A Western Australian Aboriginal legal organisation has opened a new headquarters in Perth, thanks to $3.3 million from the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.
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...
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.
A group of crossbench MPs have written to the federal Attorney-General, along with his state and territory counterparts, urging them to commit an additional $174 million to support the country's strug...
The Northern Territory's leading Aboriginal justice agency have argued record investment in police and prisons by the NT government will do little to alleviate crime but will continue to cause undue p...
The national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services says state and territory governments are choosing to "turn away from Closing the Gap and blindly implement failed 'anti-...
Senator Lidia Thorpe has raised concerns that the federal Attorney General is intentionally withholding a report on the "dire state" of legal assistance funding, in "a move to avoid scrutiny ahead of...
The Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT have launched a plea for donors to help continue their work. On Thursday the service made a call for a minimum of 100 new monthly donors in the lead up to Invasion...
The Northern Territory's primary Indigenous legal aid service has vowed to rebound quickly after announcing a staff shortage would prevent it taking on new clients this year.
First Nations peoples in WA are receiving improved justice outcomes thanks to a carefully-considered strategic focus on the system's most vulnerable.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services across the country have continued their campaign for vital funding in the face of growing demand and strained resources, threatening to leave vulne...
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have released new data showing a "growing crisis of the imprisonment of Aboriginal people" in New South Wale...