The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) is hosting a First Nations community consultation on racial and religious vilification and discrimination, with the support of VALS. We acknowledge…

You can help VALS amplify the voices of our clients and communities by donating at vals.org.au/donate. VALS is 50 years old. We were established by community, for community. We work…

The Victorian Parliament is set to pass bail reforms this week. While these reforms are a step in the right direction, they fall short of what Aboriginal Communities and experts…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been asking for self-determination for a long time. Self-determination has been a key call in the hundreds of submissions and many, many hours…

Today ASIC launched proceedings against Youpla Group. Quotes attributable to Nerita Waight, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service: For decades, the private funeral insurance company ‘Youpla’ aggressively sold poor-value…

Quotes attributable to Uncle Percy Lovett, partner of Veronica Nelson “Veronica shouldn’t have been refused bail. She wouldn’t have hurt anyone. What happened to Veronica should never happen again.” “The…

The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service needs to be able to help our communities when and where they need it. A key part of our vision has been our Aboriginal Justice…

The family of Mathew Luttrell welcome the Coroner’s recommendations to improve mental health services in Mildura and ensure that they are culturally appropriate. The family hope that the recommendations are…

Prisons do not rehabilitate our children. Police contact is traumatising and harmful for our children. VALS has worked hard for 50 years to stop the overpolicing and overincarceration of Aboriginal…

Quotes Attributable to Nerita Waight, CEO of VALS: “The Premier promised to show leadership on raising the age of criminal responsibility and reports today that the government will only raise…