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AUSTRALIA CHALLENGED AT UNITED NATIONS OVER RACIST LAWS
(16 May 2012)
The United Nations has heard significant criticisms from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegations over r...
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The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes recommendations for parole reform
(26 Mar 2012)
26 March 2012
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The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Limited (VALS) welcomes the release of ...
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) appoint a new Deputy Chairperson
(22 Mar 2012)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS)
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Congratulations to Wayne Bell!
(26 Jan 2012)
Congratulations to Wayne Bell a long-term member of the VALS team who was awarded an Order of Australia medal last...
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NATSILS put spotlight on children’s rights ahead of UN review
(07 Oct 2011)
Representatives from a coalition of key NGOs are set to meet with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on...
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Regressive, contradictory, disappointing: Parliamentary Committee tables review of Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights.
(14 Sep 2011)
The Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee (SARC) tabled their report to the Victorian Government for the review ...
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Victoria is not a utopia. Aboriginal Victorians need the Charter
(29 Jul 2011)
VALS media release concerning the review of the Victorian Charter. This media release coincides with VALS’...
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Generational Commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
(08 Jun 2011)
Please find attached the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Limited’s media release in response to the r...
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Australia Again Ignores International Calls for Action
(07 Jun 2011)
This week the Australian Government delivered its official response to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in...
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Mandatory Sentencing will bring harm, not community safety
(03 Jun 2011)
The Sentencing Advisory Council (SAC) has been asked by Attorney-General Robert Clark for advice on mandatory...
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National Sorry Day 2011
(26 May 2011)
VALS observes Sorry Day and pays respects to the members of the Stolen Generations. VALS calls on State and Federal G...
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ROYAL COMMISSION INTO ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 20 YEARS ON “NATSILS CALL FOR A FAIR GO”
(15 Apr 2011)
Twenty years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) report was released on 15 April 1...
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Human Rights Day Media Release
(10 Dec 2010)
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service calls on government to undertake a review of the Victorian Charter of Human...
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – A Cause for Celebration and Discussion - Not Fear
(03 Oct 2007)
This media release is in response to negativity towards the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Bad news about the mainstream media’s reporting on Indigenous Australians
(24 Aug 2007)
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Media release: We say it again- Listen to us, Work with us!
(08 Aug 2007)
Media Release about the the* Northern Territory Emergency Intervention *
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The Death In Custody Of The Late Mr Paul Carter
(19 Apr 2007)
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Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Revisited
(11 Dec 2006)
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Put Election sentencing promises on hold!
(12 Nov 2006)
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Academic Says Harsher Sentences Don’t Work and Then Argues for Harsher Sentences.
(10 Oct 2006)
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Victims Groups still barking up the wrong tree: Increasing Dependence on Prisons takes us back to Victorian times
(09 Oct 2006)
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Proposed changes to Sentencing Laws should be Held Over to allow proper
(05 Oct 2006)
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Customary Law
(29 Jun 2006)
Joint Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Media Release – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
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Lack of Progress in Reducing Aboriginal Disadvantage - Could it be that Practical Reconciliation is not working?
(21 Jun 2006)
21st June 2006
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Self Determination/Practical Reconciliation
(21 Jun 2006)
Lack of Progress in Reducing Aboriginal Disadvantage Could it be that Practical Reconciliation is not working?
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Suspended Sentences
(24 May 2006)
Suspending Sentences is part of Pre election Punitive Sentencing Bidding War – Response to proposed reforms to...
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Sexual Assault in Aboriginal Communities: Some Research Findings
(03 Apr 2006)
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Tendering Aboriginal Legal Services: The facts
(31 Mar 2005)
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WA Government Getting Smarter about Sentencing
(13 Dec 2002)
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Decrease in Indigenous Imprisonment - Western Australia
(12 Dec 2002)
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Attending a funeral is hardly a junket
(01 Nov 2002)
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