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Ali Besiroglu

@Besiroglu_Ali

Lawyer║Director of Legal Services at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

Joined September 2021
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Too vulnerable for social media. Old enough for adult sentences. Welcome to the Victorian youth paradox. 🤦‍♂️
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Went to Comic-Con Melbourne today and was stoked to see First Nations representation through Indigiverse. Picked up a copy of Dark Heart and was lucky enough to have it signed by the incredible artist KT Hollywood - such a highlight!!! ❤️💛🖤
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$46mil paid out in civil litigation settlements in 5 yrs for Vic Police misconduct. And we wonder why Vic is going broke. Here’s an idea, go through each of those settlements and fire those responsible, instead of the current practice of promoting them.💡 nit.com.au/08-05-2025/17805/…
Exclusive: More than $46 million paid out by Victoria Police in civil litigation settlements over...

Exclusive: More than $46 million paid out by Victoria Police in civil litigation settlements over...

Victoria Police has paid out more than $46 million in civil litigation settlements over five years while simultaneously advocating for stronger powers.Between 2020 and April this year, Victoria...

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Family violence and Koori Court jobs among scores identified for cuts at Victorian magistrates court. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Family violence and Koori court jobs among scores identified for cuts at Victorian magistrates court

Family violence and Koori court jobs among scores identified for cuts at Victorian magistrates court

Exclusive: State’s Aboriginal legal service condemns proposed changes as 48 further roles slated for removal

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Jeremy King@JeremyKingRG18 Apr 2025
“He said there were no protocols requiring police to explore other options before drawing their guns…” The law is clear though. It always requires police to consider less violent means. @theage theage.com.au/national/victo…
Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Thursday night’s shooting in Footscray has dismayed residents and community leaders, who say the area desperately needs more support services for people living on the edge.

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Had a great time visiting our amazing staff in Yorta Yorta country, Shepparton! Fun fact: VALS runs 7 regional hubs across the state, offering localised and specialised casework. We’re on the hunt for talent to fill both identified and non-identified roles in regions 🧵👇🏽
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Want to work with us in Bendigo, Shepparton, Morwell and Mildura? Find out more: vals.org.au/careers/ Please pass this along to your regional networks! @thevalsmob
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Clinton Austin wanted to share his passion for art with others and dreamed of becoming an Aboriginal art teacher before he died in custody in 2022. nit.com.au/24-03-2025/16981/…

'My brother deserved better from the justice system': Family seek answers at inquest into Indigen...

Clinton Austin wanted to share his passion for art with others and dreamed of becoming an Aboriginal art teacher before he died in custody in 2022.The 38-year-old Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man, who...

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I grew up in the commission flats - it’s painful to see residents being forced out. This Labor govt claims to be “Doing What Matters”, but for whom? With current bail reforms & demolition of towers, their real agenda is clear: “Out of sight, out of mind”. miragenews.com/premier-urged…

Premier Urged to Halt Public Housing Tower Demolition

The Victorian Greens are calling on Premier Allan and Housing Minister Harriet Shing to own up to Daniel Andrews' reckless mistake and stop the

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Bulldozed, with no plan to rebuild public housing.
Ellen Sandell (@ellensandell) profile pictureEllen Sandell@ellensandell11 Mar 2025
Just as we feared - Labor is walking away from public housing in Victoria. The towers in Nth Melb in my electorate will be bulldozed. Guess how much genuine public housing will be built in their place? ZERO. 🍩
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Happy snap with mum - who proudly raised her 3 children by herself on the 14th floor of this building.
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Here's the Vic Greens finishing Parliament at 12.20am last night, after hours spent holding Labor to account for their rushed, draconian bail laws - which will lock up many more First Nations women and children on non-violent offences. All so the Premier can try to look ‘tough’.
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Mr Parsons knows a thing or two about crime and how to address the root causes. He had a thriving practice in the 90s as a solicitor in St Kilda, pioneered Drug Court in Dandenong and then Melbourne. He was a coal face practitioner and a dynamic magistrate. He speaks the truth.
Ali Besiroglu (@Besiroglu_Ali) profile pictureAli Besiroglu@Besiroglu_Ali21 Mar 2025
Great to see former Magistrate Tony Parsons speaking out publicly against the proposed bail reforms in Victoria. #BailSavesLives #PoccumsLaw
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Great to see former Magistrate Tony Parsons speaking out publicly against the proposed bail reforms in Victoria. #BailSavesLives #PoccumsLaw
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Why is youth crime rising in Vic? This is why! Bail wasn’t the problem, and tougher bail isn’t the solution. Cutting 46% of funding to critical support services is. Caging kids won’t make us safer, it’ll drain funds and make our community more dangerous. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Youth crime prevention programs face axe as Victorian government funding dwindles

Youth crime prevention programs face axe as Victorian government funding dwindles

Exclusive: Labor criticised for failing to address root causes of young people’s offending amid deep cuts to spending

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Grateful to everyone who attended yesterday’s protest. A powerful reminder that common sense, humanity, and compassion are still strong! #BailSavesLives #JusticeForVeronicaNelson #PoccumsLaw nit.com.au/19-03-2025/16887/…
Crowds protest Victorian Government's proposed bail laws on Veronica Nelson's 43rd birthday

Crowds protest Victorian Government's proposed bail laws on Veronica Nelson's 43rd birthday

Tuesday would have been Veronica Nelson's 43rd birthday.As protestors gathered on the steps of Victoria Parliament to protest the state's new, 'knee-jerk' bail laws, which Premier Jacinta Allan...

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Labor’s retrograde & panicked bail Bill has just passed Victorian Parliament’s lower house Last time we had bail laws like this we saw a doubling of First Nations women in prison & the death in custody of Veronica Nelson Shame, Labor For: Labor, Liberals, Nats Against: Greens
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This week the panicked Victorian Labor Premier will bring retrograde knee-jerk bail laws to Parliament. We’ve seen almost identical laws before & they were described as an ‘unmitigated disaster’. This is a Premier who is more concerned with optics than outcomes. 1/5
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The conversation around cannabis is changing. A cross-party committee of Victorian MPs has today called for change. #RelaxTheLaws #SpringSt
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