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• Compensation for Manus detainees is welcome but they still need a home

  14th Jun 2017

  The implicit admission by the Commonwealth that it is responsible for the unlawful suffering of nearly 2000 asylum seekers on Manus Island means that they must be evacuated from the island as soon as possible, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Terror law arms race will not increase safety

  13th Jun 2017

  Introducing ever-more draconian anti-terror legislation will not make Australians safer and may actually increase the risk of another terror incident, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Ministers’ criticism of judiciary in terrorism cases undermines sepa

  13th Jun 2017

  Commonwealth Ministers’ criticism of Victorian terrorism rulings is extremely concerning, as it attacks the fundamental separation of powers underpinning the Australian system of justice, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Tougher parole conditions for terror prisoners reduces chances of reha

  9th Jun 2017

  Making it harder for a person convicted of terror offences to get parole will merely increase the risk that they will reoffend when eventually released, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Maximum security detention for terror suspects just adds fuel to the f

  8th Jun 2017

  Politicians calling to restrict parole for people convicted of terror offences would do better to examine the link between harsh conditions in detention and increasing the likelihood of radicalisation, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• QLD lawyers welcome new workplace offence of negligence causing death

  19th May 2017

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has today welcomed a Queensland Government plan to introduce a new offence of ‘negligence causing death’ which it said will significantly strengthen regulation and compliance around workplace health and safety in the state.

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• UN migrants expert calls for Australian human rights act

  17th May 2017

  The call by a United Nations (UN) expert for an Australian human rights act reminds us that fundamental human rights in Australia are not protected by a Bill of Rights, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service wins ALA VIC Civil Justice Award

  15th May 2017

  A legal service responsible for vulnerable Aboriginal children being transferred from adult prison back into youth detention facilities has been presented with the Victorian Civil Justice Award (CJA), the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

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• Many hits, some misses in Federal budget

  10th May 2017

  Federal budget commitments to sustainably fund the NDIS, scrap funding cuts to community legal support, increase bank accountability and fund a redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse have been welcomed today by the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• State legal conference comes to Bendigo

  9th May 2017

  Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass OBE will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) annual Victorian Conference being held in Bendigo this Friday.

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