First nations

First nations

Opportunity to reflect on Close the Gap

It has been 17 years since the Close the Gap Statement of Intent was signed.

Myles Waugh

First nations

Healing process continues

February 13 marks the seventeenth anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.

Myles Waugh

First nations

Cultural Calendar for 2025 released

Queensland Law Society members are welcome to diarise dates and celebrate with colleagues and the community.

First nations, Perspectives

Advancing rights of First Nations people

The QLS Call to Parties statement calls for urgent change to the way government implements policies and laws which affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Caiti Betts

First nations, News

Making positive impact in the North

Prisoners' Legal Service is conducting targeted visits to a Mareeba prison.

First nations

Reflection on NAIDOC celebrations

Uncle Terry Stedman, a Kamilaroi man and a respected Elder in Logan, is a figure synonymous with dedication, and tireless community service.

Heather Ferris

First nations

Time for voices to be heard

Today's Mabo Day marks the conclusion of National Reconciliation Week events.

Heather Ferris

First nations

1967 showed change was possible

QLS President Rebecca Fogerty reflects on the 1967 referendum during this year's National Reconciliation Week.

First nations

Indigenous status not being reported

The UQ/Prisoners' Legal Service Deaths in Custody Project was established in 2016. It is led by law students and supervised by Professor Tamara Walsh.

First nations, Law Students, News

Jazmin wants to remove cultural barriers

Addressing inequity is what inspired Jazmin to study law. Today we mark Close the Gap Day.

First nations

16th anniversary of formal apology

The national inquiry obtained testimony from 535 First Nations peoples and hundreds of letters and testimonies from other people.

Heather Ferris

First nations

New cultural calendar out now

The Queensland Law Society is proud to announce publication of the Cultural Calendar 2024.

Heather Ferris

First nations

From adversity to inspiration: A journey

As Heather Ferris settles into her role as QLS First Nations Legal Coordinator, she shares some of the obstacles she’s overcome along the way.

Cayla Marchant

First nations

A reflection on 26 January

The history of Australia Day – 26 January – suggests that there is potential for change, based on careful reflection.

Heather Ferris

First nations

QLS publishes Cultural Calendar 2023

This year's Cultural Calendar celebrates the many significant First Nations cultural events and anniversaries throughout 2023.

Heather Ferris

First nations

An Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Bringing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is one of the big First Nations issues for 2023. Here's a progress report.

Heather Ferris

First nations

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – 15 years on

Fifteen years after the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it remains a globally significant proclamation.

Yale Hudson-Flux, Jaime Gunning

First nations

First Nations, ‘aliens’ and the Constitution

The recent announcement that the Government will no longer seek to overturn the High Court’s decision in Love v Commonwealth is a reminder that the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian constitutional framework has yet to be fully resolved.

Glen Cranwell