Bail Reform
Chris Minns is accused of betraying Aboriginal children, with his proposal for tougher NSW bail laws labelled punitive and likely to increase the number of Indigenous youths behind bars.
Human rights groups say the new bail laws passed in Victoria on Tuesday don't meet "minimum human rights standards". The laws have come about in part due to the advocacy of the family of Gunditjmara...
The Victorian government has reneged on a promise to make it easier for young people accused of crimes to receive bail, despite having the support for it to pass state parliament.
Indigenous and legal groups have commended the Victorian government for introducing bail reform legislation but argue that it does not go far enough.
Low-level offenders will find it easier to get bail and fewer Victorians will languish on remand under long-awaited reforms. Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced the government would on Tuesday int...
Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: This story contains images and references to a deceased person. Aboriginal, law and human rights advocates have condemned reports that urgent...
Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara woman Aunty Donna Nelson was presented with the Australian Lawyers Alliance's 2023 Victoria Civil Justice Award on Friday, recognising her determination to...
The family of Veronica Marie Nelson, a strong Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman who died in custody in January 2020, are calling on the Victorian government to urgently ref...
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has "cautiously" welcomed the Victorian government's announcement that the 2018 bail laws will be overhauled.
Victoria's 2018 bail laws, which almost doubled the number of Aboriginal women in custody in the state, will be wound back within months as part of reforms proposed by Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission hearings will shift focus from the child protection system to Victoria's justice system on Monday. Across the two-week hearing block, about 20 Indigenous witnesses will...
Top Queensland legal bodies have criticised the lack of consultation on the Palaszczuk government's youth justice bill, saying it's likely to cause more crime, and said overriding children's rights wi...
The Yoorrook Justice Commission will commence two weeks of public hearings on Wednesday as part of its inquiry into the systemic injustices experienced by First Peoples within Victoria's child protect...