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Submission to New framework planning and NDIS supports consultation
We made a submission to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s consultation on new NDIS Rules. These rules will define new methods for planning and setting NDIS budgets, and the types of supports the NDIS will provide. We highlighted many areas where the Government needs to provide further information to facilitate their promise of co-designing the new Rules with…
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Submission to the AEMC in response to the Gas Networks in Transition Draft Determination
We’re pushing for AEMC to reconsider its proposed changes to the National Gas Rules, to make them fit for purpose to enable a fairly costed and efficient energy transition.
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First Nations Social Justice Graduate Program
Launch your social justice legal career career with a structured 2-year experiential program in criminal law and civil litigation.
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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.
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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 risks.
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Submission in response to the AER’s consultation paper on Transgrid’s Project EnergyConnect (PEC) Reopener Application
We support the AER’s preliminary position to reject Transgrid’s request for over 1.1 billion in additional costs for Project EnergyConnect (PEC).
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Submission to the inquiry into Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill
We expressed our support for the Bill, which seeks to prohibit the use of restraints on people in custody while they are in labour, giving birth, and immediately after birth. We noted our concern about the significant harms that restraints can cause to both mother and child and argued that a continuation of the practice would be in breach of…
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Reponse to Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Cth) and Consultation Paper
Our submission called for an objective 'fair and reasonable' test for the collection of personal information, and highlights the risks of emerging technologies.
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Submission to the inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill
Our submission supports the Bill, which seeks to prohibit the strip searching of children under the age of 18. We endorsed the submission and recommendations put forward by Redfern Legal Centre, who argued that strip searches are ineffective, improperly discriminatory, often misused and extremely harmful and traumatic to the children who are subjected to them. We expressed concern that the…
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Submission in response to DCCEEW’s Safeguard Mechanism Review Consultation Paper
The Safeguard Mechanism is a principal policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We’re advocating for changes that expand and strengthen the Safeguard Mechanism, to enable a faster and fairer energy transition.
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