The intention of this discussion paper is to explore best practice issues in relation to Aboriginal Community Patrols in Western Australia in the context of crime prevention and community safety. […]
This report presents interim findings from a study of petrol sniffing prevalence in a sample of 41 Australian Aboriginal communities, drawn from nine regions located in Northern Territory, South Australia, […]
In September 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced a plan under the NT Alcohol Framework to address ongoing alcohol issues in Alice Springs, resulting in the development of the Alice […]
This interview with Winsome Matthews, chairperson of the New South Wales Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee, focuses on the implementation of the Committee’s new Aboriginal Justice Plan. The Plan involves a […]
Resources November ,2022
Mparntwe/Alice Springs is the land of the Arrernte people who have lived in the Central Australia desert for tens of thousands of years. Alice Springs is situated roughly in Australia’s […]
The Mparntwe/Alice Springs Youth Action Plan 2019-2021 (Youth Action Plan) is a key component in the implementation of the Regional Youth Services Framework established by the Northern Territory (NT) Government […]
Our legal system was largely inherited from Britain, so it is, therefore based in European-Western cultural and legal traditions. Alongside this, and over many thousands of years, Australian Indigenous communities […]
In 2008 the Victorian Government launched a ten year plan to address Indigenous family violence. This paper critically reflects on the status of this plan two year after its launch. […]
The Principal Lawyer from the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service reflects on the Queensland Government’s proposed laws to allow repeat juvenile offenders’ names to be published. The […]
In their statistical analyses of higher court sentencing in South Australia, Jeffries and Bond found evidence that Indigenous offenders were treated more leniently than non-Indigenous offenders, when they appeared before […]