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  • Family is culture

Newcastle Herald: Aboriginal families 12 times more likely to experience child removal

The Family is Culture community report called for greater investment into peak Aboriginal bodies.
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  • Asylum Seekers, Civil rights

Australia’s new immigration detention contractor must not be allowed to repeat Serco’s failings

Under Serco’s 15-year watch, immigration detention facilities have been plagued by harmful and inhumane treatment of people detained. 
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  • Family is culture

ABC News: ‘I was never told I was in care’: The reality behind the rising number of out-of-home children

We joined AbSec, ALS and UTS Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research in calling for urgent action on child protection reforms.
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  • Disability Discrimination

2SER: Qantas Changes Policy for Assistance Dogs on Flights

Senior Solicitor Sheetal Balakrishnan explained why this change will make a difference for people who rely on assistance dogs to fly.
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  • Family is culture

The Guardian: I worked in child protection for 13 years. Aboriginal families know what’s best for our children

Aunty Debra Swan wrote a powerful opinion piece in the Guardian about her long history fighting for Aboriginal children and what needs to happen now.
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  • Family is culture, First Nations justice, Update

‘Enough is enough’: Aboriginal communities take child protection reform into their own hands after years of government inaction

Reflecting on five years of inaction since the Family Is Culture Review, Aboriginal organisations are calling for urgent and meaningful reform.
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  • Family is culture

The Guardian: Aboriginal organisations call for urgent overhaul of beleaguered NSW child protection system

Five years after the landmark Family is Culture report, we joined Aboriginal organisations in saying 'enough is enough'.
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  • Towards Truth

‘Make them work’ – new research highlights injustice of forced Aboriginal labour

Research from Towards Truth shows how NSW laws and policies enabled a system that exploited Aboriginal people.
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  • Disability Discrimination

Nine News: Qantas to improve assistance dog processes after discrimination case

Our client Rachael Fullerton said the changes will make travelling safely and independently easier for people who rely on assistance dogs.
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  • Disability Discrimination

The Australian: Qantas change for assistance animals on board after being sued for disability discrimination

After our client Rachael Fullerton brought her discrimination claim, Qantas agreed to change its processes.
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  • Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights

Win for air travellers with assistance dogs after discrimination case against Qantas settles

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  • Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights

ABC News: Qantas agrees to change assistance dog processes after being sued for disability discrimination

Senior Solicitor Sheetal Balakrishnan called upon the Australian Government to introduce national rules to improve accessibility to air travel.
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  • Towards Truth

2SER: 100th Anniversary of the Kinchela Boys Home

Towards Truth's Brydie Zorz attended the anniversary and spoke about her experiences working on truth-telling in the community.
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  • Energy, Energy and Water

The Saturday Paper: How Santos targets climate activists with ‘lawfare’

Principal Solicitor Ellen Tilbury explained why Santos' legal tactic could curtail public interest litigation.
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