Justice
On election night in 2022, millions of Australians watched Prime Minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech:"I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet.
A Liberal, Independent and Greens Senator have united to call for the Commonwealth to mandate a minimum age of criminal responsibility across the country, even as government Senators declined to do so...
Youth offenders in Queensland could now be sent to remote facilities for rehabilitation as a diversion measure, with fears for the rights, safety and wellbeing of First Nations children in particular.
People in the federal government remain divided over whether genocide took place against First Peoples following colonisation. The comments from the government's leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, in r...
Liam Alexander Hall, the suspect accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd at Perth/Boorloo's January 26 Invasion Day rally, has had no plea recorded following a committal hearing on Wednesday...
Aboriginal children and families will suffer from the New South Wales government's "punitive" bail law extension, advocates say, as Labor argues the controversial laws are curbing youth crime.
The Samoan Government has launched a national community engagement program aimed at preventing drug-related harm and violence through earlier intervention and stronger links between government, famili...
Racism claims by Aboriginal community police officers are far from straightforward, a federal court has been told. More than 300 officers have joined a class action lawsuit filed against the Northern...
Two Aboriginal mothers have settled a claim against the New South Wales Police after police allegedly subjected their children, who were on bail, to more than 200 home checks over 20 months — of...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia will receive a one-off funding boost of $975,000 from the State Government, it was announced on Thursday, to support its highly successful Old Ways Ne...
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has urged every federal parliamentarian to support Senator Lidia Thorpe's Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During...
Note: this report includes the name and image of someone who has died. A key legal figure in landmark native title cases including Mabo has been recognised for nearly 50 years of advocacy on behalf of...
The New South Wales Government's announcement that police will be given stronger tools to disrupt organised crime networks, and children will face stronger penalties, has been criticised by legal expe...