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Event / 2023 Social Justice Dinner

Each year PIAC brings together passionate people and organisations to celebrate our combined achievements and energise our work to reduce...

1 Feb 2023

News / The opportunities ahead in 2023

2023 presents significant opportunities to make meaningful advances in social justice. Here are some of the ways we will be...

1 Feb 2023

Asylum Seekers / Concern after Australia misses critical deadline to protect human rights

Leading civil society organisations working with people who have been detained in Australia’s immigration detention system have raised concerns over...

23 Jan 2023

A fairer NDIS / NDIS: 2022 The Year In Review

2022 has been a year of significant change to the laws, policies and practices governing the National Disability Insurance Scheme...

22 Dec 2022

A fairer NDIS / PIAC case study - NDIS funding for a psychiatric assistance animal

In 2022, PIAC supported a client who was appealing an NDIA decision to refuse funding for a psychiatric assistance animal....

21 Dec 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / UN urges Australia to improve treatment of people in detention

A report from the UN Committee Against Torture urges government action to improve Australia’s treatment of people in police custody,...

20 Dec 2022

Homelessness / StreetCare’s influence and recognition

PIAC’s StreetCare team are celebrating several recent successes that will improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness – with benefits...

19 Dec 2022

Asylum Seekers / A Legislative Vacuum: The Healthcare Crisis in Onshore Immigration Detention

Healthcare in Australian immigration detention is in crisis. People in immigration detention continue to be arbitrarily refused medical treatment, leading...

19 Dec 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / PIAC says 'yes' to the Voice

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution. We say ‘yes’,...

7 Dec 2022

A fairer NDIS / The NDIA’s faulty guidelines on assistance animals are forcing people to battle for critical support

A recent case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has exposed the National Disability Insurance Agency’s faulty policy on psychiatric...

6 Dec 2022

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