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Discrimination / Sydney may be hosting WorldPride but the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act is a source of shame

Forty years ago this month the then New South Wales premier, Neville Wran, introduced amendments to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act...

18 Nov 2022

A fairer NDIS / NDIA inquiry presents an opportunity to put people ahead of process

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) will call for the NDIA to take a people-centred approach to decision-making at its...

4 Nov 2022

Policing and Detention / Joint statement of concern regarding suspension of UN Subcommittee on Torture visit to Australia following lack of co-operation in New South Wales and Queensland

We express profound concern that the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has been forced to take the...

24 Oct 2022

Policing and Detention / Statement of concern: NSW not facilitating prison inspections by UN Committee

A statement of concern from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), Community Legal Centres NSW, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC),...

19 Oct 2022

Asylum Seekers / UN oversight body asked to rule on cruelty of Australian immigration detention

Leading Australian human rights advocates have asked a UN oversight body visiting Australia to rule on whether treatment of asylum...

19 Oct 2022

Discrimination / Lack of audio descriptions on Australian TV a human rights breach, UN committee finds

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on...

4 Oct 2022

Asylum Seekers / Activists Want The UN To Look Into Inhumane Use Of Handcuffs On Asylum Seekers

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is urging the United Nations torture watchdog to investigate Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers...

19 Sep 2022

Asylum Seekers / Being handcuffed for medical appointments left asylum seeker Yasir shaken. Why is it happening?

Asylum seekers are being given the choice of being handcuffed on their way to medical appointments or missing out on...

19 Sep 2022

A fairer NDIS / How government is tracking on NDIS recommendations

Our NDIS Tracker helps advocates hold government to account in relation to NDIS policy and law reform recommendations. Developed with...

31 Aug 2022

Energy + Water / Improved efficiency standards for new houses in NSW

PIAC’s Energy + Water Consumer Advocacy Program (EWCAP) has welcomed the Commonwealth, state and territory government agreement to improve residential...

30 Aug 2022

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