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Discrimination / Sydney may be hosting WorldPride but the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act is a source of shame

Forty years ago this month the then New South Wales premier, Neville Wran, introduced amendments to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act...

18 Nov 2022

A fairer NDIS / 2SER interview: Parliamentary inquiry into the capability and culture of the NDIA

A Federal Parliamentary Committee is holding an inquiry into the capability and culture of the NDIA, the agency responsible for...

18 Nov 2022

Policing and Detention / Segregations exceeding 24 hours at Juvenile Justice centres on the rise.

New data shows segregations exceeding 24 hours in New South Wales juvenile justice centres have increased over the past year,...

15 Nov 2022

Asylum Seekers / 2SER interview: Why UN torture inspectors suspended their Australian visit

A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out...

3 Nov 2022

Discrimination / 2SER interview: UN calls on Australia to act on TV accessibility

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has found Australia has breached the rights of people who...

28 Oct 2022

Discrimination / "It's the system that's the problem". How airlines are failing people with disability

COVID closed off air travel for most Australians but you could argue that for people with disability, it’s never really...

12 Oct 2022

Asylum Seekers / 2SER interview: Handcuffing in Australian immigration detention

PIAC’s work with people in immigration detention shows the overuse of handcuffs is preventing people in onshore immigration detention from...

6 Oct 2022

Discrimination / UN recommends Australia legislate on audio descriptions

A seven+ year campaign to have Australian networks provide audio descriptions for the blind and vision impaired community has resulted...

4 Oct 2022

Discrimination / Lack of audio descriptions on Australian TV a human rights breach, UN committee finds

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on...

4 Oct 2022

Truth and Accountability / 2SER interview: Sri Lanka conflict map

The Sri Lankan civil war spanned more than 25 years, ending in 2009. There have been thousands of reports of...

22 Sep 2022

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