Harsh policies must be abandoned to Close the Gap, says NATSILS

In response to the recently imposed youth curfew in Alice Springs, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres...

04 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

Legal bodies call for NSW government to abandon proposed bail law reforms

Two open letters have been penned to NSW Premier Chris Minns following the Labor government’s proposed reforms to...

20 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

Aboriginal Legal Career Pathways program to help Close the Gap in legal sector

A new legal careers program is set to increase the number of skilled and credentialled Aboriginal workforce in the...

07 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Close the gap in our Constitution,’ says NSW Bar

The nation’s oldest independent bar association has expressed support for the wording in the amendments proposed for...

14 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

‘So much more is needed’ to Close the Gap

Legal advocates have welcomed the federal government’s injection of over $1 billion to Close the Gap, but noted that...

10 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

More action is needed to Close the Gap

The Law Council of Australia has called on the Australian government to take further action in order to meet targets...

07 June 2021

By Lauren Croft