News & UpdatesA panel of representatives from VALS will appear before the Yoorrook Justice Commission today to call for radical change to address the ongoing harm inflicted upon First Peoples in Victoria…
A coronial inquest will be held this week into the death of a 12-year-old Aboriginal girl who tragically died in 2019 at the Royal Children’s Hospital, after spending almost four…
Empowering our clients is a core part of VALS’ purpose. Empowering our clients is crucial to breaking the generational impacts of invasion and colonisation. Today VALS made our first two…
Over 230 candidates running in the 2022 Victorian State Election have stated they support raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 in survey results published today by…
Today we have written to Victoria’s Attorney-General requesting consideration of the following two recommendations: The Victorian Government should advocate with other Australian governments, to ensure that the SPT’s visit to…
The federal process to implement independent detention oversight under the UN’s OPCAT treaty has again failed. The UN’s SPT has suspended a visit to Australia – which aimed to provide…
Narisha Cash, a 41 year old Jingili Aboriginal woman, who the family have requested be referred to as Nish, died on 26 March 2020, after significant delays in the arrival…
The 2022 Victorian Election is an opportunity for all politicians and parties to commit to A Plan for Aboriginal Justice in Victoria. A plan that will give Aboriginal and/or Torres…
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), the Police Accountability Project and other community legal centres and Aboriginal organisations have called on Premier Daniel Andrews to overhaul the state’s failed police…
Date: Thursday 20 October, 2022 and Thursday 27 October 2022Time: 10am Info Session on 20th October (compulsory to attend), appointments to be booked for 20th to give instructions10am – 4.30pm…