Civil rights
Media and commentary related to our work protecting and advancing civil rights. This includes police accountability, justice in youth detention, asylum seeker rights, discrimination, access to justice and Raise the Age.
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Star Observer: “Hell on Earth” Transgender Woman Settles Discrimination Case Against NSW Police
Melissa Yarnold was placed in a men’s prison, where she alleges she was subject to sexual harassment and discrimination.
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2SER: The End of Serco?
Serco’s time running immigration detention has been controversial, but Senior Solicitor Grace Gooley explains that reform needs to go beyond a change of contractor
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ABC Illawarra Drive: New public campaign to raise the age in NSW
Raise the Age NSW Campaign Manager Emily Mayo spoke about why the advertising industry has joined the campaign.
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Mumbrella: Industry calls on NSW Government to raise age of criminal responsibility with new campaign from UnLtd
The marketing and creative industry has given the Raise the Age NSW Campaign its support.
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Newcastle Herald (ACM): Children as young as 10 can be imprisoned. Advocates say it isn’t working
Emily Mayo, Raise the Age Campaign Manager, explained how ‘tough-on-crime’ approaches were failing.
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Australia’s new immigration detention contractor must not be allowed to repeat Serco’s failings
Under Serco’s 15-year watch, immigration detention facilities have been plagued by harmful and inhumane treatment of people detained.
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AAP: LGBTQI protections bolstered, but not completely
New Equality laws are a step in the right direction, but still fail to protect all LGBTQI people in NSW.
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Equality Bill ‘an important step, but not the end of the journey’
The Equality Bill will make real change for gender diverse people in NSW, but the Anti-Discrimination Act still requires urgent reform.
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2SER: Federal Government under fire for lack of LGBTQI+ representation in 2026 census
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Alastair Lawrie, explained why the Government needs to do more to include LGBTQI+ Australians in the next Census.
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No Filter: Police shootings, mental health crises and the shattered families pushing for alternative first responders
StreetCare member Alex* spoke about his experiences of over-policing in his social housing community.