Justice
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.
Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and a knee to strike an Aboriginal man last year. Wade, who is represented by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal...
Note: this article contains references to sexual abuse. A Catholic bishop who resigned when sexual abuse claims were levelled against him has been found guilty of abusing young Indigenous men.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and/or image of an Indigenous person who has died.
The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...
Western Australia's Department of Housing and Works says it has listed a young Noongar family for priority transfer to a new home after they were allegedly threatened by a neighbour.
Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has raised concerns about the disadvantages faced by women, as well as ageing infrastructure and population growth, in Roebourne Regional Prison.
Senator Lidia Thorpe and the Greens are the latest to call for a controversial Victorian amendment that would mean prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air to be scrapped.
Victorian Traditional Owners say legislation that means prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air is "inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Statewide Treaty".
A woman acquitted of a Cassius Turvey's murder but convicted of abducting and assaulting other boys is back in court for breaching her suspended sentence.
There is a long-held legal maxim that justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. It is as relevant in 2026 as it was when Lord Chief Justice Hewart coined the phrase more than a...
Manandanji woman Dr Lorelle Holland says prioritising prevention over punishment could reduce child incarceration and avoid youth detention costs of up to $3,000 a day per child.
Imagine sharing a video of a protester up a tree, with a caption cheering them on, forgetting you ever posted it, then finding out your post may be criminalised under new proposed laws that you had no...