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Chronic shortage of Indigenous interpreters in Australia's legal system risks violating human rights

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

Some Aboriginal people are facing sentences for charges they don't understand. Here's why.

Due to a shortage of interpreters in the court system, some Aboriginal defendants face serious allegations without having had them explained in their own language, according to a report.

University course launched at Charles Darwin University to increase number of Indigenous lawyers in NT

University course launched at Charles Darwin University to increase number of Indigenous lawyers in NT TueTuesday 19 JanJanuary 2021 at 6:06am Colleen Rosas says observing injustices while working in the NT's legal system has inspired her to study law. ( Share Print text only Cancel Gadjula descendant Colleen Rosas has been working in the Northern Territory's legal system for decades, but the great grandmother never thought she would be able to become a lawyer herself. Key points: Of the 610 lawyers working in NT courts last year, only 10 were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander 22 Indigenous students are starting an intensive legal course run by Charles Darwin University