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...

2 March 2023 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Issued in partnership with Public Interest Advocacy Centre and NSW Bar Association A new report from the Law Enforcement Conduct Committee (LECC) shows that ‘consorting laws’ are being misused and disproportionately targeting Aboriginal people in NSW, and continue to be used against people under 18. Consorting laws allow police to charge people simply for associating with...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE  Issued in partnership with Redfern Legal Centre and Public Interest Advocacy Centre Tuesday 13 December 2022   The NSW Government’s ‘law and order’ response to the pandemic created significant fines debt and damaged community-police relations in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the state, according to a new UNSW Law School report. The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), Redfern...

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 9 December 2022   The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) has congratulated Sarah Hopkins on her appointment as a NSW District Court Judge following yesterday’s announcement by the NSW Attorney General. Ms Hopkins has worked at the ALS since 1997 in various positions, most recently as Principal Solicitor of Justice Projects, Policy and Practice. She is the first...