Jacinta Allan
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) says it is "deeply disappointed and angered" by the Victorian government's proposed youth justice changes.
Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged Minister Malarndirri McCarthy to follow through on her commitment to impose sanctions on states and territories that undermine Closing the Gap targets, saying Victoria "...
Youth justice advocates have expressed outrage over the Victorian Government's decision to approve new laws which could see children as young as 14 face life in prison for certain offences.
The Victorian government has a responsibility to act on the recommendations of the Yoorrook Justice Commission's final report, the state's peak Indigenous legal organisation says.
The First Peoples' Assembly — initially established to negotiate Treaty on behalf of Indigenous Victorians — is set to become a permanent body.
The Victorian government has been slammed for appearing to celebrating the dramatic increase in the number of prisoners being held on remand in the state.
The Prime Minister has supported the new bail laws in Victoria, despite his government routinely supporting Closing the Gap. The new bail changes introduced last week have been condemned by human righ...
Victorian Police will have "almost unlimited powers" to stop-and-frisk people in designated areas, "target and harass" protestors and "continue the over-policing of racially marginalised groups" under...
New bail law proposals in Victoria will come into effect in two stages, the government says. Premier Jacinta Allan, attorney-general, Sonya Kilkenny, and police minister, Anthony Carbines, expanded on...
The democratically elected body for First Nations people in Victoria say the state government risks implementing the mistakes of the past with its recent bail law changes.
Sending more people to prison is short-sighted, costly, and will do nothing to address community fears around safety, experts have said. Coming in the wake of the Victorian government's decision to st...
The Victorian government has ignored expert advice and is pursuing a "colonial agenda" in introducing stricter bail laws, the peak Indigenous legal organisation in the state says.
The Victorian Premier has said changes to bail laws in Victoria after the death of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson were, in hindsight, "wrong".