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Bernadette Clarke, the sister of JC – the 29-year-old Ngarlawangga Yamatji Martu woman fatally shot by a police officer in September, 2019 – has spoken out on the findings of the inquest i...
The Western Australian government has approved a $250,000 payment for the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA to support the continuation of services after fire destroyed its office on Aberdeen Street in B...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia says the state government's proposed youth bail changes will undermine the administration of justice, increase the likelihood of children being impris...
Police arrived without warning at a youth rehabilitation event co-run by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA with five cars, arresting three boys participating in the program on Thursday.
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA has called for urgent action by the federal government to address the crisis facing Western Australia's youth justice system and the basic human rights being denied...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia says it was "devastated" to learn of the passing of the young boy overnight after he was found unresponsive in his cell at Banksia Hill Detention Cent...
Children in the notorious Unit 18 of Casuarina Prison are subject to racist comments and staff are ill-equipped to deal with young people, a hearing into the death of an Indigenous child has heard.
The Kimberley Land Council has acknowledged the sad passing of founding member and inaugural Chairman Mr Chulung, and extended their sincere condolences to his family.
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia has been named a finalist in the 2023 Australian Human Rights Commission Awards. Nominated in the Law Award category, the Aboriginal Legal Service of...
WA's Aboriginal Legal Service has called for action on the findings of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Almost 60 complaints from children detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison revealing shocking details of alleged abuse have been tabled in Western Australian parliame...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA expressed outrage on Wednesday after comments by WA Premier Mark McGowan claiming medical conditions such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are "just an excuse".
This report was updated at 6pm Thursday 9 March. Youth Custodial Officers at Western Australia's Banksia Hill Detention Centre have walked off the job following "another insufficient offer" from the D...