First Nations justice
Media and commentary relating to our collaborative work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations to promote the rights of First Nations peoples.
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Northern Territory detention no place for children with disabilities
In 2016 PIAC was engaged to represent the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) (FPDN) before the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. Young Indigenous people are significantly over-represented in the child protection and youth justice systems, and we know that there is a high prevalence of physical, cognitive…
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The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 25 years on: What has changed?
Over twenty-five years ago, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its landmark report, and made 339 recommendations aimed at preventing deaths of Aboriginal people in custody. More than two decades later, the issues that led to the Royal Commission remain unresolved and many of the recommendations have not been implemented. PIAC runs…
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Making amends: is reparation in sight for the NSW Stolen Generations?
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is bringing together leaders in the Aboriginal community, members of parliament and the Stolen Generations to examine the way forward prior to the NSW Upper House inquiry into reparations for the Stolen Generations. Members of the public and the media are invited to attend this free event at NSW…
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Death in prison van leads to transportation change
The NSW Government has responded to the recommendations of the Deputy State Coroner MacMahon in the inquest into the death of Mark Stephen Holcroft in 2009. Mr Holcroft (pictured centre, with family) died after he suffered a heart attack in a prison van travelling from Bathurst Correctional Centre to Mannus Correctional Centre. The Coroner made eight significant…
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Stolen generations woman wins claim for sexual assault
Mrs Valerie Linow, an Aboriginal woman from NSW and a member of the stolen generations, was represented by PIAC at the NSW Victims Compensation Tribunal.