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Lawyers urge Broome court upgrade as extra magistrate is called in
Western Australian judicial authorities hope rising case delays will ease across...
David Prestipino 9 Apr 2026
Indigenous legal services continue to challenge Australia's colonial justice system
A new book by Professor Eddie Cubillo - Defending the defenceless: Indigenous se...
Advocates warn against new NT laws as Indigenous deaths in custody toll since Royal Commission passes 600
Legal and justice experts and Senator Lidia Thorpe have warned of the danger pro...
Giovanni Torre 29 Jul 2025
Nsw
ALS warns: Court changes, underfunding of legal services will lead to “delays, chaos and unjust outcomes" in NSW
The New South Wales government is failing to fund life-saving legal services ami...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Jun 2025
Forum puts community at centre of family violence solutions
The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) will host the t...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Apr 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
WA legal service gets new home after $3.3 million grant from Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

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.

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Brendan Foster Sep 19, 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
Crossbench MPs urge Attorney-General to properly fund struggling community legal services

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 3, 2024
"Likely exacerbate the problem”: NT Aboriginal justice agency says extra police funding won't help alleviate crime

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 15, 2024
Aboriginal legal services peak body warns punitive approach to youth will worsen situation

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-...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 28, 2024
Senator Thorpe moves in Senate to reveal report on "dire" funding of legal services nationwide

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2024
Aboriginal Legal Service renews calls for support amid crisis ahead of January 26

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...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 19, 2024
Key legal aid service vows to rebound as lawyer shortfall cripples NT

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.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 17, 2023
Legal Yarn improves justice outcomes for First Nations peoples

First Nations peoples in WA are receiving improved justice outcomes thanks to a carefully-considered strategic focus on the system's most vulnerable.

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David Prestipino Jun 29, 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services continue campaign for critical funding

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...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 17, 2023
Over-representation of Aboriginal people in New South Wales prisons "highest on record"

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 30, 2023
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