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PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

The prime minister has been accused of turning his back on Indigenous children and told he needs to help end their mass incarceration.

AAP · Aug 19

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

Laws sold as a solution to community safety are being used to lock up First Nations youth while fuelling future crime, according to experts.

AAP · Apr 7

Prison reality locked in for Indigenous Australians

An increased rate of incarceration among Indigenous people is among Closing the Gap data confirming efforts on key measures are still falling short.

AAP · Mar 18

First Nations Leaders Demand Justice After 9th Indigenous Death In Custody This Year

First Nations leaders are demanding answers after a young Warlpiri man died in NT, marking the 9th Indigenous death in custody this year

Pedestrian.tv · May 30, 2025

Anger and praise for stripped-back state budget

Property and business groups have expressed anger over a pared-back Victorian budget but more free public transport was welcomed by others.

AAP · May 20, 2025

Cost of crime crackdown criticised as Victoria prepares for influx of prisoners with huge jail spend

Jacinta Allan announces $727m expansion of prison system as data shows rise in remand numbers after ‘tough new bail laws’ introduced

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2025

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Indigenous leaders are raging at the Victorian government for breaking its promise to raise the age of criminality to 14 ahead of treaty talks.

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

Aboriginal victims of family violence wrongly arrested

A "huge influx" of Aboriginal women accused of violence have approached the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, who say police are arresting innocent mothers.

AAP · Jun 13, 2024

Inquest to probe Aboriginal woman's death in custody

The family of Heather Calgaret, whose death will be examined in an inquest, say she did not get a fair chance at parole before she died in custody.

AAP · Apr 28, 2024

A sector in crisis: community legal centres overwhelmed

Community Legal Centres Australia's latest report, A Sector in Crisis, says staff are overworked and underpaid and the community is paying the price.

AAP · Mar 25, 2024