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• National Reconciliation Week action needed to achieve justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

  28th May 2021

  National Reconciliation Week is a reminder that comprehensive action is urgently needed to address the injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• VAD bill welcome but better access needed for remote Queenslanders & those with long term illness

  25th May 2021

  Queensland’s proposed voluntary assisted dying bill is welcome but could be improved to ensure timely access for people living in remote areas, and to remove subjective rules around life expectancy time frames, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• NSW affirmative consent laws unlikely to make a real difference

  25th May 2021

  The affirmative consent laws announced by the NSW Government today are unlikely to make a real difference to the victim’s experience in a criminal sexual assault trial, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• COVID-19 pandemic highlights urgent need for Australian human rights charter

  17th May 2021

  The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for an Australian charter of human rights to protect all citizens from the impact of arbitrary and unfair government decisions, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Amendment to migration law will cause serious harm

  13th May 2021

  New laws passed today that allow the Government to lock people in immigration detention indefinitely will cause serious harm, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Proposed NT youth justice laws are a backward step & will not make the community safer

  11th May 2021

  The Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 being proposed by the NT Government is a backwards step that contradicts all the principles of effective youth justice, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Bolstering quarantine facilities must be priority to allow more open, safe Australian borders

  10th May 2021

  Improving Australia’s quarantine facilities to allow Australians to come home or reunite with family overseas must be the Federal Government’s urgent priority.

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• India travel ban is ‘draconian’ use of Govt powers

  3rd May 2021

  Criminalising travel from India to Australia is an intrusive and severe use of the Federal Government’s powers, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) and the Government must take responsibility for creating better quarantine processes to enable Australians to return home.

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• Hunter left out of regional and rural health inquiry

  29th Apr 2021

  Hunter based health lawyer and Australian Lawyers’ Alliance (ALA) NSW spokesperson on health, Catherine Henry, is disappointed that the parliamentary inquiry brought on by the crisis in regional and rural health will not hold a hearing in the Hunter.

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• SA harassment report shows cultural reform urgently needed

  27th Apr 2021

  The Equal Opportunity Commission’s review of harassment in the legal profession in South Australia is a sobering reminder that the legal profession still has a long way to go to address sexual harassment in the workplace, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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