Media releases

Policing and Detention / Legal Academics, experts, and advocates issue an open letter urging the NSW Government to implement mental health policing reforms.

Legal Academics, legal experts, and social justice advocates representing community legal centres, legal services and organisations, law faculties, and advocacy...

28 Sep 2023

Energy + Water / Eraring extension unnecessary: Government has cheaper, cleaner options

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has called on the NSW Government to adopt a program of reliable, sustainable energy...

28 Aug 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Groundbreaking website to empower First Nations truth telling in Australia

Towards Truth is the first attempt to document and analyse the vast catalogue of laws and government policies that have...

8 Aug 2023

Discrimination / No time for tinkering: PIAC calls for rewrite of NSW discrimination law as Law Reform Commission review announced

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes today’s announcement in Question Time that NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has asked the...

28 Jun 2023

Discrimination / NSW religious vilification reforms ‘too broad and need further amendment’

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre acknowledges the need to protect people of minority faiths in NSW against vilification but believes...

28 Jun 2023

Energy + Water / Consumer groups welcome Knock to Stay Connected customer code for energy companies

Consumer groups and the financial counselling sector have welcomed the launch of a new customer code for the energy sector....

15 Jun 2023

Policing and Detention / Complaint lodged against NSW Police over ‘excessive’ COVID fines

Watchdog urged to investigate former police chief and entire force over COVID fines. Officers accused of using ‘unreasonable and oppressive’...

5 Jun 2023

Policing and Detention / NSW prisons more unequal than ever with record level of Aboriginal people behind bars

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) say the Government cannot ignore the growing...

30 May 2023

Discrimination / Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio description

Disability advocates are urging the Australian Government to commit to changing the law to require audio description be provided on...

23 May 2023

Discrimination / Delay to ALRC religious schools inquiry leaves LGBTQ students and teachers exposed to discrimination

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is seriously concerned about an 8-month delay on the outcome of the Australian Law...

21 Apr 2023

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