A 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…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 1 July 2021 This International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Andrews Government must do better on OPCAT Last week, on the same day…
MEDIA RELEASE 1st July 2021 Uniformed Victoria Police attend Coronial Inquest for ‘security’, compounding the grief and trauma of the Thomas Family Quotes Attributable to Uncle Ray, Raymond Noel’s father…
Friday 26th March 2021 Joint Media Release from Djirra and Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service: No Justice, No Peace – It is time for a Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2021 Today the Victorian Government made two announcements celebrating prison construction. It is their sixth media release regarding prison construction works in the last six months…
MEDIA RELEASE 11 March 2021 Another Aboriginal Death in Custody Highlights the Cost of Waiting VALS is deeply saddened by the news that an Aboriginal man died in Ravenhall Correctional…
MEDIA RELEASE 09 March 2021 Self-Determination Will Decide the Success of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission VALS welcomes the opportunity that the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission presents and commends the Victorian Government…
MEDIA RELEASE 03 March 2021 Charmaine Clarke and VALS welcome Anti-Vilification Protections Inquiry recommendations Charmaine Clarke and VALS welcomes the final report of the Anti-Vilification Protections Inquiry tabled today by…