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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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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The Guardian: Flawed immigration detention risk assessment tool can’t be upgraded as ABF data ‘riddled with errors’
Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence provided comments about border force risk assessment to the Guardian.
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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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The Canberra Times: LGBTQI reforms bring NSW in line with other states
Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie provided comments to the Canberra Times.
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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.
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Mothers sue police over months of disruptive and intimidating home visits
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is representing Megan* and Joanne*, two mothers suing NSW Police following months of disruptive and intimidating visits to their homes. PIAC has filed cases for both women in the NSW Supreme Court, asking the Court to decide if the visits were a misuse of power and amount to trespass.…
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Star Mail: Debate rumbles on regarding religious discrimination law reform
Our support of the ALRC’s recommendations on discrimination in religious schools was covered in the Star Mail.