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  • Update

Oliver Williams, Justice and Equity Centre Aboriginal Social Justice Graduate, wins Ngalaya award

Oliver described his pride at receiving the award and his ambition to achieve First Nations justice.
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  • Civil rights, Discrimination

The Guardian: Hate speech bill won’t address ‘rising tide of public homophobia’

Alastair Lawrie, Director of Policy and Advocacy, commented on the Government's proposed hate speech bill.
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  • Disability Rights

2SER: Access to air travel for everyone

Senior Solicitor Erin Turner Manners discussed the Government's Aviation White Paper and what it could mean for travellers with disability.
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  • Disability Discrimination

ABC News: After ‘generations’ of discrimination, people with disability hope the Aviation White Paper will lead to change

JEC clients Emma Bennison and Graeme Innes shared how airlines and airports have discriminated against them.
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  • Civil rights, Discrimination

ABC News: After a change of heart, some LGBTQI+ people will be included in the census — but not all

Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie said the Census must include questions on sexual orientation, gender identity and innate variations of sex characteristics
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  • Disability Discrimination

Freedom2Live: Aviation reforms need “genuine co-design”

Senior Solicitor Erin Turner Manners commented on to the Government's Aviation White Paper.
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  • Disability Discrimination

Aviation Transport Standards welcomed, but need genuine co-design to work for people with disability

With People with Disability Australia, we called for promised Aviation Disability Standards to be co-designed and independently enforced.
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  • Raise the Age

2SER: The need for justice reform to Raise the Age

Raise the Age Campaign Manager Emily Mayo joined 2SER to explain why new stats show the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility.
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  • Homelessness

Alan’s story: how lived experience can change the system

Alan explains the impact of joining a lived experience advisory group.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

The meaning of home: a StreetCare art project 

StreetCare hosted a series of art workshops for people who have experienced homelessness.
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  • Civil rights, Raise the Age

The Guardian: New figures show NSW children are being ‘criminalised for their disadvantage’, advocate says

Jonathon Hunyor, the chief executive of the Justice and Equity Centre, said the report “confirms that children are being criminalised for their disadvantage”.
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  • Civil rights, Raise the Age

BOCSAR Report shows children are being criminalised for disadvantage

A concerning report provides more evidence that the NSW Government must raise the age of criminal responsibility.
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  • Homelessness, Homelessness and human rights

2SER: Reducing unfair fines and over-policing from alcohol-free zones

Kira Levin, Principal Solicitor of the Homeless Persons' Legal Service, joined 2SER to discuss a City of Sydney proposal to reduce the number of alcohol-free zones across the city.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

Reducing unfair fines and over-policing from alcohol-free zones

HPLS and StreetCare have influenced a City of Sydney proposal to reduce the number of places where alcohol is prohibited.
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