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• Pill testing: lawyers commend Hobart Council and call on state government to reconsider its position

  23rd Jul 2019

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) today commended Hobart City Council’s decision to endorse pill testing at festivals.

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• NAIDOC Week: ALA calls for Indigenous Legal Assistance Program to be retained

  10th Jul 2019

  During NAIDOC Week, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) is joining the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) to call on the Federal Government to commit to retaining the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP).

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• NAIDOC Week: Government must enshrine First Nations voice in constitution

  8th Jul 2019

  Enshrining a First Nations Voice in the constitution must be a priority for this government, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) amidst NAIDOC Week celebrations.

   

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• Suburb lockdown: unprecedented abuse of power

  2nd Jul 2019

  Suburb lockdowns are plainly an extraordinary abuse of power and there does not appear to be any precedent for this type of police operation in any other state or territory in Australia, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• New national president appointed as ALA celebrates 25 years

  1st Jul 2019

  The new national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) will take on the role from 1 July 2019 as the organisation celebrates its 25^th anniversary.

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• Government response to CTP review fails SA motorists

  28th Jun 2019

  The government has failed car accident victims in SA by refusing to accept many of the recommendations from the review of the state’s CTP scheme.

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• Police raids on journalists: very disturbing

  5th Jun 2019

  The Australian Federal Police raids on a News Limited journalist yesterday and the ABC today are very disturbing attempts to harass and bully journalists and their sources, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

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• Police raid on journalist’s home threatens democracy, say lawyers

  4th Jun 2019

  The law must protect journalists and their sources from harassment by police and security agencies, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) commenting on today’s Australian Federal Police raid on News Limited journalist Annika Smethurst’s home.

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• Age of criminal responsibility must be raised in current Youth Justice Amendment Bill

  27th May 2019

  The age of criminal responsibility in the NT should have been raised as part of the Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 that is currently under review, say lawyers.

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• ALA says PM has unique opportunity to enshrine First Nations Voice in constitution

  27th May 2019

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a unique opportunity to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to move towards enshrining a First Nations Voice in the constitution, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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