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Asylum Seekers / Test case challenges the misuse of handcuffs against detained asylum seekers

An asylum seeker has launched a landmark test case that highlights the excessive use of force in Australian immigration detention...

24 Nov 2020
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Energy + Water / Roadmap secures NSW energy future

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre applauds the NSW government and Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean for announcing an ambitious...

9 Nov 2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Legal organisations remain concerned about the impact of secret policy on children and young people

A coalition of NSW legal and social justice organisations have reiterated serious concerns about the application of the NSW Police’s...

13 Oct 2020

Energy + Water / Minister’s certainty on gas a win for consumers and environment

Leading energy consumer advocate, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has welcomed NSW Energy and Environment Minister, Matt Kean’s statements confirming...

30 Sep 2020

Energy + Water / Morrison gas plan no help for consumers, bad for taxpayers and disaster for environment

Leading NSW energy consumer advocate, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has dismissed the government’s plan to increase the supply of...

16 Sep 2020

Asylum Seekers / Ombudsman highlights excessive use of force in immigration detention

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has made alarming revelations about the increasing use of force and restraints in immigration detention. The...

19 Aug 2020

Asylum Seekers / Re-opening Christmas Island is a cruel and ineffective response to the threat of COVID-19 in immigration detention

The Commonwealth Government’s decision to re-open the Christmas Island immigration detention centre, announced yesterday, is a cruel and ineffective response...

5 Aug 2020

A fairer NDIS / Open letter from the disability sector calls for greater accountability re NDIA settlement outcomes

PIAC has joined over 20 major organisations in the disability community in calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)...

20 Jul 2020
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Energy + Water / New Renewable Energy Zone a win for NSW households

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) energy and water consumers’ advocacy program welcomes the announcement by the NSW government of...

13 Jul 2020

Discrimination / Test case settlement great news for autistic children

Catherine Blundy’s discrimination test case against The Lakes Christian College has settled, with the school agreeing to measures to better...

10 Jul 2020

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