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A fairer NDIS / Explainer: What are the proposed changes to the NDIS Act?

On 9 September 2021, the Government released the long-awaited proposed changes to the NDIS Act for a short period of...

20 Sep 2021

Event / Human rights investigations: remote and restricted access interviews

Interviewing witnesses is a fundamental part of international human rights and criminal investigations, fact-finding missions and the research of non-government...

14 Sep 2021

Accountable Government / PIAC ‘cautiously welcomes’ commitment to prohibit religious discrimination

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre cautiously welcomes reports that NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman will develop legislation to prohibit discrimination...

7 Sep 2021

News / International human rights fact-finding during COVID and beyond: first-of-its-kind guide to support restricted access interviews

The first, detailed guide on collecting witness testimony for human rights investigations with restricted access has been released by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Truth and...

24 Aug 2021

Accountable Government / Legal help for care leavers who missed out on victims’ compensation

Dedicated legal help is now available for young people who were in NSW State care in May 2013, and who...

6 Aug 2021

Accountable Government / Community groups call for comprehensive review of NSW Anti- Discrimination Act

A coalition of community groups has today written an open letter to NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman, calling on him...

6 Aug 2021

Energy + Water / Increased energy bill support welcome news for NSW households under lockdown

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Energy + Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program welcomes an increase in bill support for NSW households...

5 Aug 2021

Asylum Seekers / Parliament must reject a spate of Bills that will introduce sweeping powers and deny basic rights

Legal experts have released a unified statement (attached below) calling for three migration Bills currently before Parliament to be rejected...

3 Aug 2021

Event / Leader to Laggard: The case for modernising the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act

The NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 was once the best of its kind in Australia. It’s now arguably the worst. What’s...

28 Jul 2021

A fairer NDIS / Explainer: What changes to look out for in the NDIS Amendment Bill

The Government is proposing reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. These reforms are set to be the most significant...

30 Jun 2021

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