Originally published by the Human Rights Law Centre A Federal Court case has been launched against the Morrison Government, seeking fair and equal access to the Age Pension for Aboriginal…

MEDIA RELEASE 20 September 2021 Raymond Noel Lindsay Thomas (referred to as “Raymond Noel” for cultural reasons) was a proud Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man. Raymond Noel died in a…

2 September 2021 VALS welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement today that they will proceed with legislation to make Victoria a fairer place for everyone. The Victorian Government has committed itself…

MEDIA RELEASE 17 August 2021 The imposition of curfews this week raises the troubling prospect that the Andrews Government has not learnt from the decision-making errors it made during the…

Download the invite by clicking here. VALS will be hosting a legal information webinar on Thursday 12 August 2021, from 1pm to 2.30pm. We encourage all mob in Victoria to…

Quote attributable to Andreea Lachsz, Head of Policy, Communications and Strategy, VALS: The expansion of the carceral system in Victoria should be cause for alarm; it is certainly not something…

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2021Victorian Aboriginal Legal ServiceFitzroy Legal ServiceHuman Rights Law Centre The Andrews Government must urgently reform its punitive bail laws if it is to meet the…

Download the invite by clicking here. VALS will be hosting a legal information webinar on Friday 6 August 2021, from 1pm to 3pm. We encourage all mob in Victoria to register…

Download the invite by clicking here. VALS will be hosting a legal information webinar on Tuesday 3 August 2021, from 1pm to 3pm. We encourage all mob in Victoria to…

Registration Link: tinyurl.com/UVJHoSCDate: Wednesday 11 August 2021Time: 5pm to 6pm ESTLocation: Zoom Download the PDF invite here for biographies on panellists. What is solitary confinement, and how, when and why…