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Democracy demands better: How WA's 'Post and Boast' bill could criminalise you for an Instagram post
Imagine sharing a video of a protester up a tree, with a caption cheering them o...
'Racial profiling' - Indigenous people make up more than half of strip searches by WA Police
More than half of the people strip searched by WA Police so far in 2025-26 were...
Giovanni Torre 24 Jun 2026
Indigenous man held 26 days in police cells amid 'decanting' practice, lawyers say
Prisoners on remand in Victoria are being transferred between facilities across...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Feb 2026
First Nations activists announce constitutional challenge to Minns’ anti-protest laws

First Nations activists have announced a constitutional challenge to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns' anti-protest laws, supported by a broad coalition of community justice groups opposing the res...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Feb 23, 2026
January 26: Your rights and how to stay safe at protests in NSW

With Survival Day approaching, many people are wondering how recent restrictions on public assemblies may affect protests in NSW. Here's a quick guide from the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT (ALS).

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Lauren Stefanou Jan 23, 2026
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three men still held after ICE detentions

Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out is demanding the release of three enrolled tribal citizens believed to be held by ICE in Minnesota.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 20, 2026
Vic Police revoke warrantless pat-down powers for inner Melbourne

Victoria Police have revoked a controversial decision to declare Melbourne's CBD a "designated area", days before a Federal Court challenge to the declaration was due to be heard.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 9, 2026
NSW protest laws ‘risk silencing’ Indigenous voices, stifling Invasion Day rallies

New South Wales' peak Aboriginal legal service has raised concerns about the state government's proposed restrictions on protests following the Bondi terrorist attack earlier this month.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 23, 2025
NSW no longer on track to meet Closing the Gap target with "record high" Indigenous incarceration numbers

The number of Aboriginal people in prison in NSW are at their highest levels on record, new data released on Tuesday reveals. The statistics are likely to only exacerbate the criticism of the NSW gove...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 14, 2024
Fears raised over plans to film youth on Kalgoorlie streets

Please note, this story contains the name of someone who has died and content readers may find distressing. Kalgoorlie locals are concerned that high resolution cameras fitted to private security comp...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 1, 2022
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