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The 'Close this site' button

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Accounts and passwords

Don't let your browser auto-save your passwords. While the auto-save function may be convenient, it gives anyone who uses your device access to your accounts.

When you are using an account with a password (e.g. your social media or email account), always log out before leaving the website.

Using other computers and devices

If you are worried about someone looking at your internet use, consider using a computer or device that they can't access.

This might be a computer at your local library, your work computer, or a family or friend's device. But again, don't auto-save any passwords and make sure you log out of your accounts when you've finished using the computer.

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Please direct all media enquiries to the ALS media team on 0427 346 017 or [email protected]

13 Nov 2024

‘Enough is enough’: Aboriginal communities take child protection reform into their own hands after years of government inaction

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 13 November 2024 Aboriginal organisations across New South Wales are calling for urgent and meaningful reform in the child protection system, urging that leadership of these vital changes be transferred from government control to the hands of Aboriginal communities. Reflecting on five years of inaction since the release of the Family Is Culture Review, Aboriginal organisations are expressing both...

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25 Oct 2024

Inquest to recommence into historic death of Aboriginal teenager Mark Haines

MEDIA ALERT WHAT: A coronial inquest into the 1988 death of Mark Haines will recommence on Monday. WHEN: Monday 28 October, 9:30am Smoking Ceremony followed by court from 10am. WHERE: Tamworth Court House, corner Marius and Fitzroy Streets, Tamworth   After a six-month adjournment, a coronial inquest into the mysterious death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines will resume on Monday 28 October. Ever since...

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17 Oct 2024

Congratulations to Emma Hudson-Buhagiar, First Nations Lawyer of the Year

The ALS's Emma Hudson-Buhagiar took home the award for First Nations Lawyer of the Year at the recent Ngalaya Ball. Please join us in congratulating her! Emma is a proud Wiradjuri woman and criminal lawyer who has dedicated her career to working for justice in the legal sector. She has represented both children and adults in courts of all levels in NSW....

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9 Oct 2024

The ALS at the 2024 Koori Knockout

We were at the Koori Knockout in Bathurst throughout the October long weekend to connect with community and share legal information face-to-face. Events like these are a great way for us to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people know we’re there whenever they have a legal problem. We had solicitors available to give legal assistance, advice and information on the spot,...

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30 Sep 2024

What's Up You Mob? Sep 2024 community update

Welcome to the September 2024 issue of our member and community newsletter. Click below for updates on board business, ALS services, policy & advocacy, and community engagement.   View newsletter Download PDF  

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16 Sep 2024

Coronial inquest begins into the death in custody of Aboriginal woman Tammy Shipley

MEDIA RELEASE Monday 16 September 2024 An inquest into the death of 47-year-old Aboriginal woman Tammy Michelle Shipley begins today at the NSW State Coroner’s Court in Lidcombe. Tammy passed away on 20 December 2022 in a cell at Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre, where she was being held on remand. The Coroner is expected to hear medical evidence that she died of...

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6 Sep 2024

“This can’t be it”: Aboriginal Legal Service calls for governments to reexamine funding to stop jail crisis

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 6 September 2024 The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) welcomes today’s announcement of new funding for domestic and family violence services but says the included legal assistance funding won’t allow ALS to increase services to meet demand. “Ongoing funding is welcomed, but this must be the first funding commitment to the National Access to Justice Partnership – otherwise,...

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16 Aug 2024

Crime bureau reports show NSW is failing Aboriginal children and adults

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 16 August 2024 The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has released two critical reports this week, showing the incarceration gap is widening in NSW and we are letting down young children who are caught in the legal system. This shows the NSW Government must do things differently, including raising the age of legal responsibility to at least 14...

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16 Aug 2024

Children belong safe at home, not forced to live in motels

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 6 August 2024 The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) supports this week’s call from the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) to discontinue the use of so-called alternative care arrangements, or ACAs, for children in out-of-home care. During the first six months of 2023, an average of 121 children and young people per month were placed by...

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