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Victorian watchdog to examine overcrowding and human rights in police cells
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) will examine the management of pri...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Oct 2026
Quilpie-born lawyer brings legal services closer to home in regional Queensland
Budjiti woman Kathleen Wincen has established an Aboriginal-owned and led legal...
Joseph Guenzler 21 Oct 2026
More legal support for Indigenous people in the ACT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim-survivors of domestic, family and s...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Oct 2026
Aboriginal legal service questions $30 million spend on prison staff overtime
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service says it is not surprised by figures relea...
Callan Morse 6 Oct 2026
Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse
Indigenous-led programs to combat online abuse of women, including developing ed...
Rex Martinich (AAP) 30 Sep 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 internships with the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) NSW/ACT as part of a new partnership aimed at providing practical...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 29, 2026
WA Labor: a legacy of missed opportunities

For almost three terms of government, WA Labor has had a generational opportunity to make change, to ensure that all West Australians are afforded basic human rights.

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Wayne Nannup Sep 24, 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
Aboriginal service welcomes Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Commission’s latest report

Specialist Aboriginal family violence prevention and legal service SiS Tasmania has welcomed the Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Commission's third report.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 15, 2026
Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria

The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed", legal advocates say. This week, an amendment by Legalise Cannabis MP Rachel Payne repealing the offence of begging and g...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 11, 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service receives funding boost for vital work

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 10, 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody

Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died. The first directions hearing in the Coroners Court was held on Thursday for Aboriginal man Joey Thurston, who die...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 10, 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service 'alarmed and disappointed' as NSW Premier doubles down on 'oppressive' police surveillance

The Aboriginal Legal Service of New South Wales and the ACT says it is "alarmed and disappointed" that the NSW Premier has chosen to expand a controversial police drone surveillance trial in Moree wit...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Free, practical support: Walumarra Legal Centre offers pro-bono service for land councils

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has championed the work of a pro-bono culturally-informed legal centre it founded in response to a critical need.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 19, 2026
Government and police must take responsibility for Indigenous deaths in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 18, 2026
‘Government must act’: Closing the Gap data concerns Aboriginal legal service

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has raised concerns about the Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap data. Released on Wednesday evening, the Commission's 2026 Closing the Gap report...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 3, 2026
Shooting for the stars: Old Ways New Ways netball team shines on and off the court

The Old Ways New Ways program has had a remarkable impact on the lives of young Indigenous people in WA, and this month achieved an important new milestone.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 23, 2026
Images show gruesome extent of illegal Pacific fishing

The interception of a Chinese vessel accused of illegal fishing highlights the technical lengths many use to remain undetected across millions of square kilometres of open ocean.

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