Media coverage

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.

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.

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.

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

Disability Discrimination

Freedom2Live: Aviation reforms need “genuine co-design”

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

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.

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.

Civil rights, Discrimination

The Canberra Times: The govt has dropped the ball on protecting LGBTQ students and teachers

Director of Policy and Advocacy, Alastair Lawrie, wrote about the Government's failure to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination in religious schools.

Family is culture, First Nations justice

2SER: How the NSW Government is failing Aboriginal families

Solicitor Lucy Kelley joined 2SER breakfast to discuss the recent Community Report Card assessing NSW Government implementation of the Family is Culture review recommendations.

Update

Pro Bono Australia: Tackling injustice through reforming the law

Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence spoke to Pro Bono Australia about his career and his work at the Centre.

Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights

ABC News: Jetstar apologises to wheelchair user who fell at Adelaide Airport while being pushed by a staff member

Disability advocate Akii Ngo has urged the aviation industry to lift accessibility standards after Jetstar apologised for an accident where they fell from a wheelchair.

Energy, Energy and Water

2SER: Debt and Disconnection

Senior Policy Officer Thea Bray joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss the Energy and Water Justice Program's new Powerless report.

Energy, Energy and Water

ABC News: Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

Nearly every household is struggling to pay their energy bills, Senior Policy Officer Thea Bray told the ABC.

Civil rights, Policing and Detention

2SER: Push back against NSW knife laws

Solicitor Kate Sinclair spoke to 2SER about our concerns with new laws that give police undefined powers.