Policing and detention
Media and commentary related to our work to provide critical oversight of NSW Police, prisons and youth detention centres, to protect human rights and ensure fair and lawful treatment.
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NIT: “Why throw more money into failed law and order responses?”
CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke to the National Indigenous Times about proposed new police search powers.
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The Guardian: NSW knife laws allowing suspects to be scanned without a warrant could be ‘abused by police’
CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke to the Guardian about proposed new powers for police.
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Mental health call outs: who should respond?
We’re hosting a forum to examine alternative responses to mental health crisis.
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The Daily Aus: Children fined during the pandemic in NSW
Our CEO Jonathon Hunyor commented to the Daily Aus about COVID-19 fines.
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9 News: Disadvantaged kids unfairly targeted by $5000 Covid fines, report finds
COVID fines research we commissioned appeared in 9News coverage.
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NIT: First Nations and disadvantaged children targeted by NSW police during COVID
Our CEO Jonathon Hunyor urged reform of the fines system in the National Indigenous Times.
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Report shows marginalised children targeted with COVID fines
Our new report highlights the urgent need to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and reform the fines system for children.
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SMH: Boy racks up $1047 fine in one day for riding without a helmet
We were featured in a Sydney Morning Herald article highlighting the injustice of fines by NSW Police.
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2SER: Taking police to court over trespass
Senior Solicitor Grace Gooley spoke to 2SER Breakfast about unlawful house visits by NSW Police.
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SMH: Police visited Megan’s home 153 times in less than two years. Now she is fighting back.
Our major test case against NSW Police was covered in the Sydney Morning Herald.