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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...
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...
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...
The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that can be changed, the chief executive of the peak First Nations children and family body has told a parliamentary inquiry.
Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.
Prisoners in Victoria will no longer be guaranteed daily access to fresh air after legislation allowing prisons to deny outdoor access due to "operational considerations" passed the state's lower hous...
Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous deaths in custody, the former ACT Indigenous children commissioner has said.
A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) has been signed by ministers from every state and territory except Queensland and the Northern Terr...
On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...
A series of high-profile and "punitive" law changes have directly fuelled a sharp rise in Indigenous incarceration in Victoria, with corrections data showing Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by a...
A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...
Advocates say recommendations from a landmark inquiry into Queensland's child protection system contradict much of the expert and lived-experience evidence presented during the review.
The latest round of grants to support First Nations athletes and sides to compete in carnivals and tournaments has been launched in Victoria.
