Legal experts say failure by successive governments to support young people and meet Closing the Gap targets has resulted in an alarming number of young
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is representing Megan* and Joanne*, two mothers suing NSW Police following months of disruptive and intimidating visits to their
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre welcomes today’s release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) report from its inquiry into the special legal privileges that
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is extremely concerned at media reports that the Albanese Government may backtrack on its promise to reform federal discrimination law
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) says today’s Default Market Offer (DMO) 2024–25 Draft Determination signals a welcome shift by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).
Legal organisations, freedom of information (FOI) experts and media groups are urging Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to publicly clarify the Government’s position on FOI reform. Following
A coalition of Aboriginal and legal organisations says a secret proposal to tighten NSW bail laws for children would make NSW regional communities more dangerous.
The Guardian this morning reported that: ‘Anglicare refused to assess the Aboriginal aunt of an Aboriginal baby as a long-term carer because she was in
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has published NSW Police Force responses to recommendations made in the LECC’s review of consorting laws. The LECC review
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (‘SPT’) visited Australia in October 2022 to investigate
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