Today is the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Report #RCIADIC This morning ATSILS CEO Shane Duffy and Dr Jackie Huggins Co-Chairs of Change the Record Coalition are at Parliament House in Canberra commemorating lives lost and working for change. In the 25 years since the handing down of the […]
This week staff from our team in Rockhampton attended the official re-opening of the Murri Court – the first re-opening to occur in the State. The opening ceremony was attended by a number of important dignitaries, including the Attorney-General, the Chief Judge of the District Court, the Chief Magistrate and local Elders (just to name […]
When: Monday, 18 April 2016 Where: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (ATSICHS) 55 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba 4102 Time: 9am to 12pm Attend this session if you answer YES to any of the following: You believe your wages and savings were controlled under the ‘Protection Acts’ You received a reparations payment under the […]
ATSILS (QLD) is seeking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates (only) for the following positions in South East and South West Queensland. Field Officer Roles Field Officer | Roma | Flexible hours, prompt start | Apply Now Field Officer | Cunnamulla | Part-time | Apply Now Court Support Officer Roles Court Support Officer | Charleville […]
Indigenous incarceration costs almost double price of uni education Queensland Law Society Media Release: Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts has called for reforms to reduce the nation’s appalling rate of indigenous imprisonment – saying it costs taxpayers almost twice as much to lock people up than provide them with an elite university education. Mr […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 25.02.16 A coalition of organisations meeting in Sydney today have called for national action on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment and violence rates, following recent positive initiatives by governments in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The group includes leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, human rights and legal organisations. Change […]
The Law Council of Australia has called on the Federal and State Governments to act on Australia’s disastrous rate of Indigenous imprisonment, following recent positive steps in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Earlier this week, the Northern Territory Government announced plans to set justice targets, to halve the rate of Aboriginal imprisonment by 2030, […]
ATSILS currently have a range of job opportunities available for suitably experienced Legal Practitioners across Civil, Family and Criminal Law jurisdictions throughout the state. To view our current vacancy list click here We employ nearly 200 staff in 25 offices located throughout Queensland. As one of Queensland’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employers, we […]
Change the Record Coalition (CTR) “The ‘Close the Gap Campaign’s 2016 Progress and Priorities Report’ released today calls on government to develop justice targets to reduce the high rates of imprisonment and violence being experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.” Change the Record Coalition Co-Chair Shane Duffy said, “These statistics are a sad indictment […]
Communities in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) will have continued access to legal services thanks to a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Torres Strait Regional Authority and Attorney-General’s Department. Since 2011 the agencies have cooperated to fund the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS) (QLD) Ltd, to […]