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6 Oct 2026
AAP: Disability advocate forced to take 14-hour train trip
As we told a senate inquiry in May, disability mobility aids are not luggage, but essential supports that need stronger protections.
30 Sep 2026
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…
11 Sep 2026
NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 months
We settled cases alleging trespass by NSW Police for two mothers who endured relentless police attendances…
11 Sep 2026
Families settle trespass cases against NSW Police over intrusive home attendances
NSW Police settled with our clients on mutually agreeable terms three weeks before the cases were due to go…
11 Sep 2026
NSW Police settles trespass case alleging ‘excessive’ bail checks on families
Our client shared her experiences of dozens of intimidating and distressing home attendances by Police.
1 Sep 2026
Energy regulator rejects Transgrid’s billion-dollar bailout bid
We explained why a recent regulator decision protected consumers and required Transgrid to bear the cost of…
28 Aug 2026
Expansion of police drone trial raises accountability and privacy concerns
The trial has been expanded before NSW Police’s evaluation has concluded, leaving serious questions…
27 Aug 2026
Justice and Equity Centre says proposal will prolong the gas network decline at consumers’ expense
We’re calling for tighter regulation to ensure gas businesses are planning for an efficient retreat as the network declines, while protecting consumers from unfair costs.
13 Aug 2026
Towards Truth: Control and resilience on Aboriginal reserves
New research shows how NSW Government laws and policies about reserves controlled how and where thousands…
4 Aug 2026
NIT: ‘Abuse, restraint and isolation’: Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody
CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke of the harms caused by criminalising children.
30 Jul 2026
NIT: Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
Legal advice we obtained shows that the Australian Government could act to stop state and territory…
30 Jul 2026
AFR: Crime gangs using violence to defraud NDIS
We challenged Australian Government plans meaning financially disadvantaged people are excluded from the…
28 Jul 2026
news.com.au: Push for ‘anytime, anywhere’ knife search powers for NSW Police
We highlighted a lack of evidence that knife wanding by police reduces crime.
27 Jul 2026
Region Riverina: ‘No one should be forced into the cold’: Foley pushes to halt homeless…
Kira Levin from the Homeless Persons’ Legal Service said move-on orders prevent people getting the help…