Civil rights priorities
We protect and advance civil rights to ensure equitable opportunities and fair protection under the law.
We expose and challenge discriminatory and unlawful policing practices, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, and harsh conditions in youth detention. We advocate for the proven alternatives to detention and incarceration that will make our communities safer.
We work collaboratively with people and communities affected by injustice and discrimination, to protect their rights, drive law and policy reform and build community power.
News and publications
First Nations Social Justice Graduate Luca Sawyer reflects experiences so far
Proud Wiradjuri woman and newly admitted solicitor Luca Sawyer has completed a year at the Shopfront Youth…
Reponse to Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Cth) and Consultation…
Our submission called for an objective ‘fair and reasonable’ test for the collection of personal…
ABC: Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach
Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence said lack of oversight of police drone use poses legal and privacy…
Submission to the NSW Inquiry on the Human Rights Bill 2025
Our submission highlights how human rights in NSW are not adequately protected, and provides case…
Submission to the inquiry into Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth)…
We expressed our support for the Bill, which seeks to prohibit the use of restraints on people in custody…
Submission to the inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of…
Our submission supports the Bill, which seeks to prohibit the strip searching of children under the age of…