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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The Guardian: Queensland Labor shelves reforms to stop faith-based schools discriminating against gay teachers
Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie told the Guardian there was ‘no justification’ for stalling reform.
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The Daily Aus: Christian school apologises for anti-LGBTQ+ contract
Our call to remove faith-based schools’ anti-discrimination exemptions was covered in the Daily Aus.
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Citipointe ‘Expression of Regret’ Points Way for Commonwealth and NSW on Protecting LGBTQ Students
NSW and Commonwealth laws should offer the same protections as Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act.
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SMH: Citipointe Christian College reaches settlement with parents over gender contracts
Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie commented to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Australasian Lawyer: Legal bodies push back against pitched NSW knife ‘wanding’ legislation
Australasian Lawyer reported on our efforts to resist new police search legislation.
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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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Onus on NSW Government to support Equality Bill
The NSW Government should support the Equality Bill following an Inquiry’s recommendation.
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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.