30 July 2021 Dr Gary Foley is a founder of the Aboriginal Legal Service. To mark our 50th anniversary, we asked him to share his recollections of the racial justice movement in the 1970s and how the ALS began. Below is Part 3 of his essay, White Police and Black Power: The Origins of the Aboriginal Legal Service.  ⫷Missed parts 1 and...

19 July 2021 To protect our communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak, ALS offices in Greater Sydney and Wollongong are closed to the public. Across NSW, we are meeting with clients over phone and video-link wherever possible and minimising face-to-face contact. The following offices will remain closed to the general public until at least Monday 2 August, subject to further announcements and public...

16 July 2021 Dr Gary Foley is a founder of the Aboriginal Legal Service. To mark our 50th anniversary, we asked him to share his recollections of the racial justice movement in the 1970s and how the ALS began. Below is Part 2 of his essay, White Police and Black Power: The Origins of the Aboriginal Legal Service.  ⫷Missed Part 1? Start...

9 July 2021 Dr Gary Foley is a founder of the Aboriginal Legal Service. To mark our 50th anniversary, we asked him to share his recollections of the racial justice movement in the 1970s and how the ALS began. Below is Part 1 of his essay, White Police and Black Power: The Origins of the Aboriginal Legal Service.   "Liberties are not...

27 May 2021   National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May to 3 June. This year's theme is 'More than a word: reconciliation takes action'. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and organisations are already taking strong and decisive actions towards justice and equity – but reconciliation can’t be achieved until non-Indigenous Australians take action by getting behind us. The National...

We are co-hosting four information sessions about the Disability Royal Commission in Canberra, and you're invited. Come along to learn about the free, independent, and confidential supports that are available to tell your story. Hosted by ADACAS, Advocacy for Inclusion, Relationships Australia and Your Story Disability Legal Support (a joint initiative of National Legal Aid and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services)...

20 April 2021   As part of the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peaks (CAPO), we at the Aboriginal Legal Service are calling for your feedback on Closing the Gap. The National Agreement on Closing the Gap is built around four priority reforms to change the way in which governments work with Aboriginal people. There is also a NSW-specific priority reform on economic...

11 March 2021 This post contains the name and image of an Aboriginal person who has died. Today after two-and-a-half long years, Nathan Reynolds' loved ones finally received answers as to how he died in custody. The Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT has been representing Nathan's family at the coronial inquest into his death. We stand with this large, loving and tight-knit family...

26 February 2021 This post contains the name and image of an Aboriginal person who has died. Today outside the Coroner's Court of NSW, the family of Danny Whitton spoke to media about his death in custody. Danny was just 25 years old when he passed away from a suspected accidental drug overdose in 2015. He was held at Junee Correctional Centre...