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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
NAAJA rejects NT Government push to redirect funding, warns comments based on 'inaccurate information'
The Northern Territory Government's calls to allocate a section of funding earma...
Dechlan Brennan 20 Nov 2025
Legal Aid NT funding shortfall a 'betrayal,' advocates say
Reports children as young as 10 could face court in the Northern Territory witho...
Dechlan Brennan 19 Nov 2025
Koorie-led and designed framework to provide cultural guidance to Victorian legal profession
The preventable death in custody of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson — and the d...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Aug 2025
New legal helpline launched to support First Nations people in Victoria
Victorian Legal Aid has launched a new legal helpline to provide free, confident...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Aug 2025
Legal sector launches landmark framework to improve justice for First Nations Victorians

Several major legal organisations have launched a landmark initiative aimed at improving the experiences of Indigenous people seeking legal advice and representation in Victoria.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 26, 2025
New agreement reduces number of children entering foster care in New South Wales

Almost 2000 families from New South Wales have received legal advice as part of a landmark agreement to stop children being placed in out-of-home care.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 6, 2024
Aboriginal legal service warns cuts to Tasmanian Legal Aid will hit sector “already at breaking point”

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has raised concerns about Tasmanian Legal Aid's reduction of services as of next year, a decision it says will increase demand for community legal services "alre...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 5, 2024
Ashley Morris appointed Victoria Legal Aid’s inaugural executive director of First Nations services

Gunditjmara man Ashley Morris has been appointed as Victoria Legal Aid's inaugural executive director of First Nations services. The announcement comes in the wake of recommendations around the legal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 19, 2024
New NT Attorney-General meets with Legal Aid NT and NAAJA over justice service cuts

New NT Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby met with Legal Aid NT on Wednesday to discuss the agency's looming service cuts driven by funding shortfalls.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 10, 2024
Legal Aid NT to drastically cut back services

Defendants in the Northern Territory's regions will lose access to legal services from January next year, a leaked internal email has confirmed.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 5, 2024
Domestic violence frontline services get major funding boost

Frontline and legal services supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence - which disproportionately affects First Nations people - have been given extra funding to address the nationa...

Lawyers and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations form inter-agency exchange to Close the Gap

Lawyers in NSW's Hunter region and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have come together to work to reduce Aboriginal incarceration rates.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 10, 2024
Key legal aid service vows to rebound as lawyer shortfall cripples NT

The Northern Territory's primary Indigenous legal aid service has vowed to rebound quickly after announcing a staff shortage would prevent it taking on new clients this year.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 17, 2023
Aboriginal Legal Career Pathway Program celebrates first graduating class

On Friday, 18 students successfully graduated after fulfilling the requirements of a legal services qualification and acquiring work experience at Legal Aid NSW.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 25, 2023
New legal partnership aimed at reducing child removals

The NSW/ACT Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS), Legal Aid and the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) have formed a partnership to ensure all families, particularly Indigenous families, involved i...

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Rudi Maxwell Oct 24, 2023
Legal Aid NSW launches Family Law Service for Aboriginal communities

Coinciding with National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, Legal Aid NSW launched a new Aboriginal-led service to support Aboriginal families and children in care on Friday, 4 Au...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2023
Legal Yarn improves justice outcomes for First Nations peoples

First Nations peoples in WA are receiving improved justice outcomes thanks to a carefully-considered strategic focus on the system's most vulnerable.

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David Prestipino Jun 29, 2023
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