New Caledonia has had an indigenous body advise government since 1999. What can Australia learn?
As Australia prepares to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament, what can we learn from similar models?
Renewed calls to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility
Indigenous leaders and human rights organisations including Amnesty International have stepped up a campaign to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility for children in…
Wills and estates: August 2018
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
ALRC report shows Indigenous incarceration rates only getting worse
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a report showing that Indigenous people are being imprisoned at a rate more than double that reported…
Wills and estates: March 2017
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.
Who ‘speaks for country’ in NSW?
In NSW and elsewhere in Australia there is no single identifier or legal definition for ‘who speaks for Country’. By NORMAN LAING and KELLYANNE STANFORD.