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Asylum Seekers / Federal Government must act urgently to avoid COVID-19 catastrophe in immigration detention

Joint statement: PIAC, Human Rights Law Centre, Refugee Advice and Casework Service, National Justice Project, Refugee Legal, Asylum Seeker Resource...

2 Apr 2020

News / Our work continues

Like all other organisations, PIAC has had to make changes to how we operate to manage the risks of COVID-19...

20 Mar 2020

Energy + Water / A big win for all energy users, but door closed on households

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Total Environment Centre and The Australia Institute welcome the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (the Commission)...

12 Mar 2020

Accountable Government / Parliamentary scrutiny of COVID-19 response is vital in public health emergency

Joint media release: PIAC is one of eight legal and civil society groups that  have called on the Australian Senate...

3 Apr 2020

Energy + Water / Community groups call for energy hardship relief package as household energy bills jump

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre joins a coalition of leading consumer and community organisations to call for immediate Commonwealth Government...

28 Mar 2020

PIAC is a community legal centre that specialises in test cases and policy advocacy to achieve social justice and protect human rights.

Homelessness (HPLS)

Energy + Water

Christmas Island detention centre fence

Asylum Seeker Health Rights

Graeme Innes

Discrimination

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice

Policing + Detention

Sri Lanka

Truth and Accountability

A fairer NDIS

PIAC - At the Heart of the Law

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