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Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform
New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn vide...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jun 2026
Indigenous family violence forum closes with focus on youth, safety and self-determination
Day two of the 2026 Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum closed in Meanji...
Joseph Guenzler 29 May 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say
An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales'...
Dechlan Brennan 28 May 2026
Changemakers gather in Magandjin to confront family violence
The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)'s 2026 Overcomi...
Joseph Guenzler 27 May 2026
Canberra issues warning to NT Government over legal aid crisis amid 'tough on crime' crackdown
The federal Attorney-General has written to the Northern Territory government ex...
Dechlan Brennan 27 May 2026
Defence helps Pacific partners fight illegal fishing

Illegal fishing costs Pacific Island nations hundreds of millions of dollars in potential revenue each year but an Australian-backed operation is helping them fight back.

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Melissa Meehan May 25, 2026
Legal service says budget’s ‘failure’ will continue to see Aboriginal people disadvantaged and over-represented in prisons

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has criticised the lack of Indigenous justice funding in this week's Federal Budget, echoing the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services by...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 15, 2026
BREAKING: Court closures across regional WA spark backlash from Aboriginal Legal Service

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Director Peter Collins has criticised Western Australia Police for removing officers from regional courtrooms, a move that has led to the closure of multi...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 15, 2026
Indigenous legal advocates condemn lack of funding boost in federal budget

Indigenous legal services will continue turning clients away after Tuesday's federal budget failed to deliver a significant funding increase.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
SiS Tasmania welcomes federal support to end Indigenous family violence

SiS Tasmania, an Aboriginal-led Family Violence and Prevention Legal Service, has welcomed the federal government's budget commitment to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2026
The world is watching Australia breach its human rights obligations, legal body says

The United Nations' finding that the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination" is another sign the Prime Ministe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 8, 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget

Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody have been ignored in Victoria's budget, the state's Indigenous legal service says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Calls to better support Aboriginal people at risk of family violence

SiS Tasmania has called on the Tasmanian Government to do more to support Aboriginal people exposed to family violence - particularly women, children and families.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 5, 2026
Security cameras were offline during ‘critical incident’ at troubled youth detention centre

Security cameras at northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre were offline during a "critical incident" just days after the facility was set on fire, right to information laws have re...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 4, 2026
Study finds police-led youth action meetings delivering no benefit for NSW children and families

A new evaluation shows NSW Police Force Youth Action Meetings (YAMs) are not working; and are even leading to worse outcomes for some children.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
Legal service accuses Tasmanian Government of failing Aboriginal people

New data has prompted the head of an Indigenous justice service to accuse the Tasmanian Government of failing Aboriginal people. Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service CEO, Jake Smith, said new adult pris...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 27, 2026
Community-led plan launched to steer NSW children away from detention

A new strategy aimed at diverting children away from the justice system and toward community-led responses has been launched in New South Wales.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
National forum to advance Indigenous-led solutions to family violence

The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) will host its fourth national gathering in Magandjin / Brisbane in May, bringing together reform advocates from across Australia to adv...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 14, 2026
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