PIAC in the news. A fairer NDIS / Many families in Australia need our government to support the NDIS Opinion by Jonathon Hunyor, PIAC CEO The National Disability Insurance Scheme was set up to give independence and improved quality... 27 Mar 2023 News / 2SER: Police oversight body calls for an overhaul of ‘consorting laws’ A report from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission shows that consorting laws are being used to unfairly target Aboriginal people in NSW.... 23 Mar 2023 Energy + Water / Government dragging its feet regulating Buy Now Pay Later sector, causing more grief for the vulnerable Only a few years ago, Buy Now Pay Later was hailed as the ultimate in consumer credit innovation. The current... 20 Mar 2023 News / Call to exclude kids from law banning criminal contact A law meant for disrupting serious crime is disproportionately targeting Indigenous people and continues to be used on children, legal... 3 Mar 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / First Nations Cadetships aim to boost Indigenous lawyer numbers A Wiradjuri man from Cowra is one of three cadets who participated in the NSW government’s inaugural First Nations Cadetship... 3 Mar 2023 Homelessness / 2SER: the Women's Homelessness Prevention Service Last year, PIAC launched the Women’s Homelessness Prevention Service (WHPS), in response to the urgent need for a specialist legal... 23 Feb 2023 Discrimination / 2SER: 'Right to discriminate' in religious educational institutions The Federal Government has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to review the exemptions to discrimination law given to religious... 9 Feb 2023 Energy + Water / ‘Very legal loopholes’: Consumer groups seek tighter buy now, pay later curbs Consumer groups warn buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers will continue to exploit loopholes unless the federal government imposes stricter... 9 Jan 2023 Energy + Water / Albanese plan has ‘dealt a blow’ to east coast gas supply A federal government plan to lower energy bills by capping the price of gas and coal has been attacked as... 22 Dec 2022 Energy + Water / Anthony Albanese labels NSW energy deal ‘one of the biggest announcements’ he’ll make in office Anthony Albanese has labelled the federal government’s $5bn spend on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project in New South Wales as... 21 Dec 2022
