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Here are the 30 stories that celebrate PIAC’s 30th anniversary: The PIAC story, an overview Behind the scenes: from dream...
HomeFund was a NSW Government sponsored scheme that made home loans to 57,000 low-income borrowers between 1986 and 1993. When...
On April Fool’s Day 1978, Commonwealth Police arrested 182 pensioners and doctors in a series of raids. A few days...
Something stopped the NSW Government from paying back money it took from the earnings of Aboriginal workers for 70 years,...
Managing directors, chief executives Peter Cashman, 19821987 (pictured with Terry Purcell) Roger West, 19871989 Tony Simpson, 19891990 Pat Griffin, 19901991 Michael...
Some of the more amusing moments in our legal system occur when it is called upon to make judgments about...
Freedom of information (FOI) laws aim to provide a public right of access to information held by government. Over the...
The use of costs cap orders is becoming a particularly useful tool to bring public interest litigation. The Federal Court’s...
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is an innovative and effective non-profit organisation that provides practical solutions to address disadvantage....
PIAC makes amicus curiae submissions in cases that feature a strong public interest issue. Amicus curiae literally translates as ‘friend...