JOINT MEDIA RELEASE  Wednesday 20 September 2023  Family Is Culture Community Report Card (September 2023)  NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation (AbSec) and the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd (ALS) have today launched their most recent Community Report Card evaluating the government's progress towards addressing critical deficiencies in the NSW child protection system. Continuing the disappointing trend highlighted in previous...

MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 30 August 2023 ALS elects new Chairperson Kamilaroi and Ngunnawal man, Jason Allan has been elected as Chairperson by the Board of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS).Mr Allan was elected at a Board meeting held on Friday 25 August at Tweed Heads, following the resignation of former Chairperson Mark Davies. On behalf of the Board and ALS...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Issued in partnership with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre Tuesday 30 May 2023   The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) say the Government cannot ignore the growing crisis of the imprisonment of Aboriginal people in NSW. New figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show the proportion of...

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 25 May 2023   The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) congratulates Keisha Hopgood on her appointment as a Magistrate of the NSW Local Court. Ms Hopgood’s appointment was announced on Thursday by Attorney General Michael Daley. She will be sworn in 6 June. “Keisha has been an integral member of the ALS team since 2017, serving in a...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE  Issued in partnership with National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement South Australia, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Friday 19 May 2023   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) around...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE  Issued in partnership with Human Rights Law Centre, Change The Record, Amnesty International, and ACT Council of Social Service Tuesday 9 May 2023   The ACT Government has been criticised for its failure to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 right away, with justice advocates saying the welfare of 12- and 13-year-old children cannot wait until 2025....

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE  Issued in partnership with National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement South Australia, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service EMBARGOED: 4pm, Monday 17 April 2023   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services...

MEDIA ALERT WHEN: Coronial findings are scheduled for 9:30am, Friday 14 April 2023; to be followed by a press conference outside the court at approximately 11:00 am WHERE: Lidcombe Forensic Medicine and Coroners Court Complex WHAT: Deputy State Coroner, Her Honour Magistrate Forbes will deliver findings into the death of Stanley Russell at 9:30am. After taking a short break to consider the findings, the...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Issued in partnership with the NSW Bar Association and Law Society of NSW 20 March 2023   The peak bodies for NSW solicitors and barristers have joined the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) to call for a fairer justice system in the lead-up to the state election. CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited Karly Warner said continued commitment to...