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Gomeroi Traditional Owners urge NSW government to drop support for Narrabri Gas Project
Gomeroi Traditional Owners recently protested outside NSW Parliament House, brin...
Giovanni Torre 14 May 2025
NSW bail laws are seeing Aboriginal children locked up for crimes which don’t attract jail sentences
A year on from contentious bail laws being introduced in New South Wales, Aborig...
Dechlan Brennan 9 May 2025
Experts tell Premier: More Indigenous children in NSW prisons is "not an outcome to brag about"
Justice experts have lashed New South Wales Premier Chris Minns over his reactio...
Dechlan Brennan 27 Feb 2025
Minns defends increase in Aboriginal child prisoners in NSW
New South Wales premier Chris Minns has defended the increasing number of Aborig...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Feb 2025
Proposed NSW bail law extension slammed by legal experts

New South Wales will increase a 'trial' on youth bail laws for three more years, as data showed more than 80 per cent of alleged young offenders were refused bail.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 7, 2025
NSW Premier has "serious questions to answer" over incarceration numbers, Aboriginal Legal Service says

The mass incarceration of Indigenous people in New South Wales is at a crisis point, the peak Aboriginal legal service in the state has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 14, 2024
Premier heads out bush to tackle youth crime

As a swathe of increasingly violent crimes sweep across Australia's regional centres, one small northern NSW town hopes to be the blueprint for change.

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Samantha Lock Apr 3, 2024
"It'd be sad" to farewell Leichhardt: Tigers' Papali'i

Second-rower Isaiah Papali'i would be sad if Wests Tigers were forced out of Leichhardt Oval after threats from management failed to secure funding for upgrades to the ground.

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Jasper Bruce Mar 28, 2024
NSW bail laws face opposition from within Labor ranks

Contentious bail laws in New South Wales which would likely see more children imprisoned will face an internal challenge, with Inner West mayor Darcy Byrne advocating for their repeal.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 27, 2024
"Drawing a line in the sand" : Aboriginal Legal Service vows to fight NSW bail laws until they are rescinded

The passing of contentious bail laws in New South Wales that have outraged Indigenous, legal and Human Rights groups will only be the start of a major campaign, the Aboriginal Legal Service said on Fr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 22, 2024
Bail laws a 'devastating betrayal' of Indigenous kids

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.

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Rudi Maxwell Mar 18, 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
Room for Indigenous celebration on Australia Day: Minns

Past Aboriginal trailblazers have peered over Sydney Harbour at dawn as the NSW premier remarks there is room for Indigenous celebration on Australia Day.

Cricket Australia walks tightrope on January 26 debate

Cricket Australia appears to be attempting to appease all parties concerned over the division on January 26 ahead of the final Test match of the Australian summer scheduled to run over the date.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 23, 2024
NSW premier claims police not to blame for Indigenous incarceration

The New South Wales Premier has defended the way police have interacted with young Indigenous people, despite a number of scathing reports in recent months by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (L...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 28, 2023
Black-cladding among issues raised at NSWICC Infrastructure and Construction Conference

More than 460 Indigenous and non-Indigenous delegates from Infrastructure and Construction industries travelled to Wonnarua Country, in Maitland, New South Wales this week for the third annual Indigen...

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Jess Whaler Nov 17, 2023
Minister wants laws to kick-start NSW treaty this term

NSW's Aboriginal affairs minister wants to legislate a path to treaty before the next election, denying that is at odds with Premier Chris Minns.

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Luke Costin Oct 26, 2023
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