This week saw the exciting culmination of years of work for First Nations advocates trying to improve the justice system. It began in 2020 when, responding to the shockingly high incarceration rates ...

A proposed new court inside the NSW District Court to help divert Indigenous offenders from prison and reduce reoffending would cost less than $4 million a year and deliver millions in savings. The ...

Emmanuel Tipungwuti became a hero in 1997 when he kicked the winning goal for the Walama Bulldogs in the grand final. "It was with 30 seconds to go," he said. "From 50 metres out," he added. And then: ...

First Nations lawyers in NSW have urged the state government to act swiftly to establish the long-awaited Walama Court to help divert Indigenous offenders from prison and reduce reoffending. Sydney ...

Another Tiwi Island Football League grand final produces another great spectacle and a Bulldogs triumph in front of a big crowd on Bathurst Island The Bulldogs won 15.5 (95) to 12.11 (83) on a rainy ...

WHEN the dogs began their early morning howls, Wurrumiyanga locals considered it a good omen; that the boys of Walama — the mighty Bulldogs — would win a premiership for the first time in 18 years.

‘Walama’ approach backed by police and lawyers – but state government opposes it The New South Wales parliament will on Thursday debate whether it should create a “Walama court” for sentencing ...

The Walama List pilot is aimed at building up Indigenous community confidence and involvement in the justice system in the hope of addressing the causes of crime and reduce re-offending. A pilot ...

Walama Bulldogs players at quarter time at the 2015 Tiwi Islands grand final.