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Asylum Seekers / Landmark legal case challenges the 'inhumane' use of handcuffs on asylum seekers

‘The use of handcuffs to restrain asylum seekers who are seeking access to medical appointments will be challenged before the...

25 Nov 2020

Asylum Seekers / Australia's use of handcuffs on asylum seekers inhumane and unlawful, advocates say

‘Exclusive: Landmark case in federal court to test handcuff use when transferring mentally ill detainees ‘Australia’s use of handcuffs to...

25 Nov 2020

Discrimination / Opinion: Religious discrimination bill will create an unholy mess

‘One Nation’s Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 gets one thing right — the lack of protection for...

3 Nov 2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Should ten year olds be jailed?

Australia is out of step with most of the world when it comes to the age we send kids to...

30 Jul 2020

News / #RaiseTheAge interview on ABC 702 Breakfast

Interview with Jonathon Hunyor, Daniel Daylight and Dr Jacqueline Small in relation to raising the age of criminal responsibility. Starts...

21 Jul 2020

A fairer NDIS / Three takeaways from the landmark 'sex therapy' case

Snapshot In National Disability Insurance Agency v WRMF, the Full Federal Court upheld an AAT decision in which the sex therapy...

20 Jul 2020

Discrimination / Independent school settles court case after expelling student with autism

10 Jul 2020

Policing and Detention / Complaints against police exceed targets in two out of three NSW districts

5 Jul 2020

Discrimination / Cate was expelled in year 2. Her parents took the school to court

28 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Commonwealth Ombudsman to report on COVID-19 responses in detention facilities

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe is investigating how detention facilities in Australia have acted to protect asylum seekers, refugees and others...

3 Jun 2020

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