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The Latest Breaking News from Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

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.

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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

Victoria police will still be involved in public drunkenness cases after decriminalisation, documents say

Exclusive: Draft framework suggests officers could provide ‘outreach and transport’, catching union off-guard

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‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws

When coroner Simon McGregor hands down his findings on Monday the government is going to have no choice but to act

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Federal government urged to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds and prisoners

Submissions into 2022 election inquiry include calls for regulation of ‘electoral lies’ and stricter caps on political donations

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Unintended, but not unanticipated: coercive control laws will disadvantage First Nations women

In July this year the NSW government released a draft bill outlining a proposed standalone offence of coercive control for NSW.

The Conversation

‘Impulsive and rash’: Victoria’s new ‘Pusey law’ another reactionary, knee-jerk response

The new law against ‘grossly offensive conduct’ has widespread political support but legal bodies and law firms are concerned about its impact against the vulnerable.

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The inside story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund collapse and the missing millions

For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?

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Victoria’s prison health care system should match community health care

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that names of deceased people are included in this article.

The Conversation

Police errors, no legal representation and strict bail laws: why was Veronica Nelson behind bars when she died?

Inquest into Aboriginal woman’s death in custody is also examining the affects of Victoria’s punitive bail laws

The Guardian - AU

Inquest into Aboriginal woman’s death in custody to examine healthcare in Victoria’s prisons

Earlier directions hearing was told Veronica Nelson cried for help several times in the hours before her death

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Decriminalisation of public drunkenness delayed by Victorian government

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service ‘disappointed’ that official repeal will not occur in November

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