Media Coverage
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NIT: Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility
The Australian Government is resisting calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility by referencing State Close the Gap Targets.
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Renew Economy: Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with solar, batteries, insulation
The new Government program follows recommendations by the JEC for a fairer transition to renewables.
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2SER: Call for coronial inquest to investigate homelessness deaths
We explained why we are calling for a Coronial Inquest into the death of Bikram Lama and other deaths linked to homelessness.
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ABC: The most contentious parts of the NDIS bill being scrutinised today
The ABC analyses proposed changes to NDIS laws that will affect the precedent we set representing Lee Eastham in the Federal Court.
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abilityNEWS: The debate behind the farce
Disability community news shared our explainer on proposed changes to NDIS laws, to support people to make submissions to the Parliamentary consultation.
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Yahoo/AAP: ‘Not loved out there’: senator blasts airline bosses
We used our appearance at the inquiry into the Government’s Aviation Consumer Protection Bill package to push for improved accessibility of services.
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2SER: How criminal systems have shaped First Nations lives
We talked about new research showing a long history of First Nations people being targeted by criminal laws.
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NIT: Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say
With a coalition of First Nations, legal, child welfare and social service organisations, we are pushing for independent oversight of child protection in NSW.
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Newcastle Herald: Fails, gaps, and secrecy: the push for watchdog to fix broken child protection system
Following years of systemic failure, we are part of a coalition calling for independent oversight of the NSW child protection system.
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Guardian: The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting
We explained why a new blanket policy of handcuffing people in immigration detention for transfers was almost certainly unlawful.