Jake Smith
A United Nations review of Australia's human rights compliance has heavily criticised Northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre (Ashley), the facility labelled an especially serious example of...
Two young Indigenous people have been transferred from youth detention to an adult prison facility in Tasmania, with concerns raised by the state's Aboriginal legal service.
Revelations security staff at a Tasmanian youth detention centre used a young person's t-shirt to create an improvised spit hood have sparked an outcry from Aboriginal legal and advocacy groups.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service says the Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap report highlights that more needs to be done to address disadvantage experienced by Indigenous people b...
Concerns have been raised about the cultural inclusivity of an action plan released by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. The recently released Nukara Action Plan includes seven priority activities "to...
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has commended efforts to enable prisoners to vote in the state's upcoming election. The move will see eligible prisoners able to vote in a Tasmanian House of Ass...
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has issued its policy agenda ahead of Tasmania's upcoming state election. It comes after the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Corporations Alliance (TRACA) called f...
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service says its pilot Bail Support Program has demonstrated the need to support people on Bail and the benefits for doing so.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has labelled premier Jeremy Rockliff's comments regarding 'adult crime, adult time' laws as "unacceptable".
Prominent members of Tasmania's Aboriginal community have highlighted the importance of the state's proposed Aboriginal Youth Justice Engagement Strategy, the consultation period for which opened this...
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has thrown its support behind the Custodial Inspector's recommendation to extend voting rights to all people in prison.
Meg Webb has been appointed SiS Tasmania's Manager for Family Domestic Violence. A program operated by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service, SiS (Support. Information.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service delivered a record more than 8,000 total services to Aboriginal people throughout the state in 2024. Detailed in the organisation's annual report, the community...