‘Stronger, safer communities’: Justice reinvestment expanded to more regional towns
An innovative program aimed at diverting Aboriginal people away from the criminal justice system will be expanded to two regional NSW communities, as part of…
Lunch at The Shed
NSW Children’s Court Registrar and 2021 winner of the Law Society President’s Medal, Mary Gleeson, prefers to share the spotlight. It’s why she chooses to…
Legal groups call for independent inquiry into death of Indigenous 16-year-old killed by police car
The tragic death of a 16-year-old Indigenous boy who collided with a police car has sparjed calls for an independent inquiry.Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Ensuring accountability for First Nations deaths in custody
Shining a spotlight on Aboriginal deaths in custody, changing attitudes and the families mounting important new claims for justice.Snapshot Australia has historically failed to ensure…
All-Indigenous police station highlights strategies for closing the gap
For most of his life, the only interactions film director and Indigenous man Cornel Ozies had with police were negative. He recalls his Indigeneity regularly…
Aboriginal Australians not vulnerable to deportation
A fascinating look at the High Court’s 4-3 split in the recent Aboriginal citizenship & deportation cases.Snapshot Aboriginal Australians are not within the reach of…
Law Society opening doors for Indigenous students
As the state’s largest-ever number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls prepare to sit their HSC exams, year 12 students Shamika Lamb and Toni…
I, the awful Aboriginal
Sydney lawyer Trent Wallace often has to prove his Aboriginality. It can be frustrating and heart-breaking.I’m an awful Aboriginal. Not because I contribute to statistics…
It takes a village
Former Federal Circuit Court Judge Robyn Sexton talks about the case of a country NSW family that inspired her to set up Australia’s first Indigenous…
Circuit breakers: How justice reinvestment is reshaping Bourke
Bourke residents tackle problems in the town as they arise, rather than wait for them to grow. The idea is to intervene early and get…
New initiative to encourage Indigenous law students to the Bar
Senior members of the NSW Supreme and Federal Courts were on hand to congratulate the first graduates of a new program to encourage Indigenous law…