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Asylum Seekers / Handcuffing in Australian immigration detention needs urgent review ahead of UN visit

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) says a comprehensive review of handcuffing in Australia’s onshore immigration detention system is urgently...

16 Sep 2022

Truth and Accountability / Ground-breaking Sri Lankan conflict map supports UN work on accountability

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has released a landmark interactive conflict map, detailing thousands of reported human rights violations...

7 Sep 2022

Policing and Detention / ‘A huge toll on my mental health’: challenge to the use of segregation as punishment in youth justice centres

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has filed a test case in the Supreme Court challenging the use of “segregation” as...

15 Aug 2022

Discrimination / Stranded: disability discrimination complaint highlights Jetstar failure to provide assistance to wheelchair user

Sydney man Tony Jones has lodged a disability discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after Jetstar refused to...

5 Aug 2022

Discrimination / Voting rights for blind and vision impaired people: iVote complaint lodged with Australian Human Rights Commission

Blind Citizens Australia has lodged a discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)...

1 Aug 2022

Policing and Detention / NSW Police documents expose serious problems with secretive NSW policing plan

Documents obtained by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre have exposed new information about the operation of the NSW Police’s Suspect...

30 Jun 2022

Energy + Water / Welcome news: increased financial assistance for NSW households facing rising energy bills

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Energy + Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program welcomes the NSW Government’s announcement of additional support for...

27 May 2022

Discrimination / Disability discrimination case highlights challenges faced by airline customers travelling with electric wheelchairs

A legal claim against Jetstar relating to the accessibility of airline travel for customers who use electric wheelchairs has recently...

16 May 2022

A fairer NDIS / NDIA fails to deliver on appropriate housing: New report

The National Disability Insurance Agency is failing to provide participants with access to appropriate accommodation when they have been assessed...

30 Apr 2022

Discrimination / Labor amendments not enough to redeem flawed Religious Discrimination Bill

Labor’s proposed amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill are welcome, but not enough to redeem a Religious Discrimination Bill that...

9 Feb 2022

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