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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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  • Civil rights, Discrimination

Equality Bill ‘an important step, but not the end of the journey’

The Equality Bill will make real change for gender diverse people in NSW, but the Anti-Discrimination Act still requires urgent reform.
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  • Access to Justice, Civil rights

Lawyers Weekly: New laws ensure ‘courts aren’t just the realm of a wealthy few’

Senior Solicitor Mitchell Skipsey explained why this reform serves the public interest.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
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  • First Nations justice, Towards Truth

World first truth-telling website wins Australian web innovation award

Towards Truth is a partnership between PIAC and UNSW Indigenous Law Centre.
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  • Disability Discrimination, Discrimination

Adelaide Airport settles dispute with former disability discrimination commissioner over ‘upsetting’ security incident

Former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes settled a dispute over a 'humiliating and distressing' experience.
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  • Asylum Seekers

Commonwealth settles case with asylum seeker who missed medical appointments because of handcuff PTSD

We secured a settlement for our client Yasir* who alleges he was forced to wear handcuffs to access healthcare.
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  • Policing and Detention

Police bin unjust surveillance amid ‘bombshell’ report

Comments from CEO Jonathon Hunyor featured in the Canberra Times.
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  • Discriminatory policing, Policing and Detention

Report finds NSW Police suspect lists led to ‘gross over-representation’ of Indigenous people

We worked tirelessly to defeat the STMP, which unlawfully targeted First Nations people.
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  • A fairer NDIS

Improving access to specialist disability accommodation

Our report with Housing Hub showed we had improved NDIA decision making processes.
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  • Update

Using FOI laws to ensure accountability

Documents about our client's detention under COVID-19 public health orders were heavily redacted. After we sought a review at NCAT, new versions were provided.
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