Indigenous

Closing the Gap partnership with NT government breaks down
Non-government members of the Northern Territory Justice Policy Partnership said they were forced to walk away, citing...
07 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
New $45k scholarship: Indigenous law students gain new career pathways
The Perera Foundation Indigenous Scholarship is supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at Western...
31 August 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Alarm over declining Indigenous solicitor numbers drives new NSW Law Society foundation
A decade-long decline in Indigenous solicitor numbers has prompted the Law Society of NSW to launch a new foundation...
14 July 2026
By Grace Robbie
‘Don’t wait for government’: Justice Yehia on going it alone on solutions-focused justice
Reflecting on seven years of failed attempts to secure government funding and legislation for the NSW District...
08 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Culturally informed courtrooms reimagining First Nations justice
Australia’s first Aboriginal ACT Supreme Court judicial officer, Justice Louise Taylor, spoke to Lawyers Weekly about...
25 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
The need for a nationally coordinated approach to youth justice reform
In the absence of a holistic, evidence-led reset on youth justice, Australia risks staying stuck (or further...
12 January 2026
By Dr Jacqueline Rule
First Nations people stuck on ‘conveyor belt of injustice’, AHRC president says
By making decisions at the wrong end of the justice system and turning its back on those who need the most support, the...
03 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Australia’s first Treaty Bill passes Victoria’s lower house
Despite opposition from the Liberal camp, a bill to enable Australia’s first treaty between government and First...
20 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Victorian Bar commits to fourth Reconciliation Action Plan
The Victorian Bar has commenced its fourth Reconciliation Action Plan with a commitment to continuing its support of...
12 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Victoria tables treaty legislation
The Statewide Treaty Bill, which was introduced to State Parliament yesterday (8 September), proposes to make the First...
10 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
NAAJA names new CEO following significant organisational shift
One of Australia’s largest Indigenous legal services organisations has appointed a new CEO, following recent findings...
24 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Innovative’ reform needed after ‘disappointing’ climate change verdict
The consensus reaction to the Federal Court’s decision on the landmark climate change case put forward by Torres...
16 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Counsel hits out at Qld in heated debate over pleadings
The lawyers behind a “modern stolen generation” class action have delivered a scathing criticism of the state of...
10 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Seriously overblown’: Shine slated for fees in WA stolen wages class action
Shine Lawyers has been criticised for the “enormous costs” it ran up in the West Australian stolen wages class...
29 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Eye-watering’ legal costs in NT stolen wages class action
The multimillion-dollar legal bill from Shine Lawyers in the Northern Territory stolen wages class action has been...
08 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Addressing isolation in legal education for Indigenous students
Completing a law degree is already challenging for many students and an intern at a BigLaw firm revealed that for...
30 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
Legal centre asks for voting revamp
A legal centre told the NSW government to overhaul its voting processes to better accommodate vulnerable communities,...
30 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
The impact of internship programs for Indigenous law students
Here, an Indigenous law student reflects on her personal experience completing an internship program at a BigLaw firm,...
26 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
$202m secured for Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen
A settlement has been reached between the Commonwealth and thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples...
09 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
How to improve the treatment of First Nations people in the criminal justice system
Amid the myriad challenges First Nations individuals face within the criminal justice system, an award-winning...
13 August 2024
By Grace Robbie