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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BOCSAR Report shows children are being criminalised for disadvantage
A concerning report provides more evidence that the NSW Government must raise the age of criminal responsibility.
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The Canberra Times: The govt has dropped the ball on protecting LGBTQ students and teachers
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Alastair Lawrie, wrote about the Government’s failure to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination in religious schools.
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2SER: Push back against NSW knife laws
Solicitor Kate Sinclair spoke to 2SER about our concerns with new laws that give police undefined powers.
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Experts at Mental Health forum agree: we must change our response to people in crisis
We brought together a panel of health and legal experts, mothers of people who have been killed by police and Rose Jackson, the NSW Minister for Mental Health.
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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.