Media releases

Visit our media release archive.

 

Discrimination / Parliament must reject ‘worse than feared’ Religious Discrimination Bill

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has called on Federal Parliament to reject the Religious Discrimination Bill after its contents...

24 Nov 2021

Discrimination / Axing ‘Folau clause’ small step forward, but bigger problems remain in Religious Discrimination Bill

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has cautiously welcomed media reports the so-called ‘Folau clause’ has been dropped from the...

17 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Politics triumphs over evidence as Attorneys General fail on raising the age

The statement by national Attorneys General to ‘support developing a proposal’ to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility from...

15 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Shoebridge Bill highlights need for action to raise the age

An alliance of community, legal, and First Nations justice organisations has welcomed the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment (Age of Criminal...

11 Nov 2021

Discrimination / Mental health discrimination by insurers: new report calls for urgent ASIC investigation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should immediately investigate how life insurers treat people with past or current mental...

8 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Missed opportunities in NSW Government’s disappointing response to First Nations People in Custody Inquiry

Joint PIAC / Community Legal Centres NSW statement The NSW Government has missed a significant opportunity to take practical action...

15 Oct 2021

News / International human rights fact-finding during COVID and beyond: first-of-its-kind guide to support restricted access interviews

The first, detailed guide on collecting witness testimony for human rights investigations with restricted access has been released by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Truth and...

24 Aug 2021

Accountable Government / Community groups call for comprehensive review of NSW Anti- Discrimination Act

A coalition of community groups has today written an open letter to NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman, calling on him...

6 Aug 2021

Energy + Water / Increased energy bill support welcome news for NSW households under lockdown

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Energy + Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program welcomes an increase in bill support for NSW households...

5 Aug 2021

Asylum Seekers / Parliament must reject a spate of Bills that will introduce sweeping powers and deny basic rights

Legal experts have released a unified statement (attached below) calling for three migration Bills currently before Parliament to be rejected...

3 Aug 2021

Pin It on Pinterest