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30 Jun 2026
The Justice and Equity Centre backs LGBTIQA+ anti-discrimination Bill
Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie says the Bill would help protect the LGBTIQA+ community from discrimination.
22 Jun 2026
NIT: Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility
The Australian Government is resisting calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility by referencing…
19 Jun 2026
Contemporary policing of First Nations people
New Towards Truth research shows how police policies have disproportionately impacted First Nations people.
17 Jun 2026
Renew Economy: Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with…
The new Government program follows recommendations by the JEC for a fairer transition to renewables.
17 Jun 2026
JEC welcomes NSW Home Energy Saver Program support for households
People who would otherwise miss out on the benefits of electrification and energy efficiency will now have…
11 Jun 2026
2SER: Call for coronial inquest to investigate homelessness deaths
We explained why we are calling for a Coronial Inquest into the death of Bikram Lama and other deaths…
10 Jun 2026
ABC: The most contentious parts of the NDIS bill being scrutinised today
The ABC analyses proposed changes to NDIS laws that will affect the precedent we set representing Lee…
29 May 2026
abilityNEWS: The debate behind the farce
Disability community news shared our explainer on proposed changes to NDIS laws, to support people to make submissions to the Parliamentary consultation.
29 May 2026
Yahoo/AAP: ‘Not loved out there’: senator blasts airline bosses
We used our appearance at the inquiry into the Government’s Aviation Consumer Protection Bill package to…
28 May 2026
2SER: How criminal systems have shaped First Nations lives
We talked about new research showing a long history of First Nations people being targeted by criminal laws.
28 May 2026
NIT: Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say
With a coalition of First Nations, legal, child welfare and social service organisations, we are pushing…
28 May 2026
Newcastle Herald: Fails, gaps, and secrecy: the push for watchdog to fix broken child protection…
Following years of systemic failure, we are part of a coalition calling for independent oversight of the…
28 May 2026
Experts and communities call for new independent oversight body to strengthen NSW child protection system
We’re calling for an independent NSW Child Safety and Wellbeing Commission to strengthen oversight and…
25 May 2026
Guardian: The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting
We explained why a new blanket policy of handcuffing people in immigration detention for transfers was…