Latest Aboriginal Legal Service

Politics 23 June 2023 ByLauren CroftThe Albanese government has confirmed it will establish real-time...

The Albanese government has confirmed it will establish real-time reporting of all deaths in custody, with a dashboard...

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Big Law 22 May 2023 ByLauren CroftThe ALS freeze is ‘catastrophic’ and ‘appalling’

After the ALS was forced to freeze services across NSW last week, lawyers and legal organisations have called for...

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Big Law 08 May 2023 ByLauren CroftDiscrimination claim against ALS over vaccine mandate dismissed

A former Aboriginal Legal Service employee has had his case against the ALS dismissed after he claimed he was...

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The Bar 12 September 2022 ByJess FeyderInquest into Indigenous death may consider systemic racism

The coroner is set to decide if systemic racism will be considered in the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Politics 15 June 2022 ByAdrian SuljanovicNSW and ACT must follow Tasmania’s lead in raising the age of...

The Tasmanian government has made the decision to cease the incarceration of children under the age of 14 in a move that...

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NSW Police
Politics 11 April 2022 ByLauren CroftLECC urged to take action following ‘disgraceful misconduct’ by...

Legal bodies have called on the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission to take action after a police officer touched the...

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Politics 31 January 2022 ByLauren CroftAFLS calls for dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children

The community legal sector has called for a dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children in Western Australia in a...

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Free wills clinics offered to remote communities
Big Law 16 November 2021 ByLauren CroftFree wills clinics offered to remote communities

Remote communities in Western Australia have been afforded access to free wills clinics as part of a broader project to...

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NSW state care system
Politics 10 November 2021 ByLauren CroftNSW state care system ‘not good enough’

Legal bodies and services for Aboriginal children have criticised the NSW government for failing to work adequately with...

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WA open to tenders for Aboriginal legal services
Big Law 08 November 2021 ByNaomi NeilsonWA open to tenders for Aboriginal legal services

Western Australia’s Department of Justice is currently seeking tenders for an Aboriginal community-controlled...

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