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Asylum Seekers / Forum: Health Care Denied in Australian Immigration Detention

Join an expert panel discussing barriers to health care experienced by asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention. About this event...

28 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / NSW Government must not delay crucial child protection reforms

In 2019, the landmark Family is Culture report highlighted significant flaws in the child protection system impacting on Aboriginal children...

9 Nov 2021

A fairer NDIS / The proposed changes to the NDIS Act: Explainer Part 2

On 28 October 2021, the Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill...

2 Nov 2021

Truth and Accountability / PIAC and IICI webinar: Remote and restricted access interviews

‘We’re not doing it just for the sake of fact-finding, we’re doing it for the sake of actually pushing action...

1 Oct 2021

A fairer NDIS / Explainer: What are the proposed changes to the NDIS Act?

On 9 September 2021, the Government released the long-awaited proposed changes to the NDIS Act for a short period of...

20 Sep 2021

Event / Human rights investigations: remote and restricted access interviews

Interviewing witnesses is a fundamental part of international human rights and criminal investigations, fact-finding missions and the research of non-government...

14 Sep 2021

Accountable Government / PIAC ‘cautiously welcomes’ commitment to prohibit religious discrimination

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre cautiously welcomes reports that NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman will develop legislation to prohibit discrimination...

7 Sep 2021

Accountable Government / Legal help for care leavers who missed out on victims’ compensation

Dedicated legal help is now available for young people who were in NSW State care in May 2013, and who...

6 Aug 2021

A fairer NDIS / Explainer: What changes to look out for in the NDIS Amendment Bill

The Government is proposing reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. These reforms are set to be the most significant...

30 Jun 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Child protection systems continue to fail First Nations children, most recent figures show

New statistics released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in May highlight the continuing over-representation of Aboriginal and...

31 May 2021

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