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Queensland bill would let prison officers bypass human rights assessments
New laws introduced by the Queensland Government which would allow prison office...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Oct 2026
Aboriginal tenant Joanne Jacobs wins key legal battle over housing rights
In a landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found f...
Giovanni Torre 9 Oct 2026
Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters
Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administrat...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Oct 2026
Amone named for Tonga as big halves call looms
The rollercoaster career of playmaker Junior Amone has taken a positive turn aft...
Joel Gould (AAP) 6 Oct 2026
Legal internship to help support justice access for First Nations communities
Law & Justice students from the University of NSW (UNSW) are set to undertake in...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Sep 2026
Shine Lawyers to meet with WA communities for First Nations Child Removal Class Action

Shine Lawyers will begin a program of free community information sessions across Western Australia from 28 September as part of its WA First Nations Child Removal Class Action.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
PM says Indigenous child protection issues have not been raised with him at UN, despite reports highlighting concerns

Systemic issues in child protection involving Indigenous children have not been raised with the government at the United Nations, the Prime Minister says, despite multiple UN reports highlighting conc...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 21, 2026
Labor's random search powers for police pledge slammed as 'copycat social policy'

A Victorian Government election commitment to give police and protective services officers (PSOs) the power to randomly search people in public using metal detectors — without a warrant —...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
Indigenous youth and families to feel brunt of NSW bail law extension

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
Indigenous human rights expert lodges formal complaint over Hanson's 'primitive' claims

Kurin Minang human rights expert and law academic Dr Hannah McGlade has lodged a formal complaint with Australian Human Rights Commission over Pauline Hanson's claim Aboriginal people are "the most pr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2026
Holmes good to go for Cook Islands in World Cup: Iro

Cook Islands skipper KL Iro has found an extra spring in his step with injured centre and former Kangaroos star Valentine Holmes making himself available for the Pacific nation in the upcoming World C...

Ex-Dockers fan sets sights on ending Flagmantle tilt

Having experienced first-hand the heartbreak Fremantle fans have endured over the years, star Geelong defender Lawson Humphries knows the desperation he'll be confronted with in Friday night's semi-fi...

Native title pioneer honoured for decades of championing the underprivileged

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Aboriginal corporation, mining giant sign new agreement

Western Australia's Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) and mining company Rio Tinto have signed an Interim Modernised Agreement, strengthening their partnership and delivering long-term benefit...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Ochre Workforce Solutions founder Joanne Pellew sentenced to more than three years imprisonment

Former WA director Joanne Pellew, the founder of labour hire company Ochre Workforce Solutions, has been sentenced to more than three years imprisonment for Corporations Act offences.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Former Aboriginal children’s commissioner takes expertise to Monash

Victoria's former Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People will commence work as a Professor of Practice in Monash University's Law Faculty.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
Bangarra brings 'FuturesPast' home to Dharawal Country

Bangarra Dance Theatre will return to Dharawal Country this month for the exclusive Australian premiere of 'FuturesPast', before the production travels to Mexico.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 4, 2026
Dashing Cat ready for unfamiliar do-or-die Blues final

Geelong can look to reigning premiers Brisbane for inspiration on tackling a rare attempt at kicking off their September campaign in the cut-throat world of elimination finals.

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