Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Last chance information sessions on the Voice referendum On Saturday 14 October, we will be voting on the Voice to Parliament in a historic referendum. PIAC is offering... 30 Aug 2023 Access to Justice / Freedom of information win exposes need for reform PIAC has supported a client to get access to information held by the government, using freedom of information processes. We... 30 Aug 2023 Homelessness / 2SER: StreetCare – helping people out of homelessness On any given night, more than 122,000 Australians don’t have a home. Around 40,000 of them are children 18 or... 10 Aug 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Towards Truth launched to support First Nations truth telling The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and UNSW Indigenous Law Centre (ILC) are thrilled to launch Towards Truth, a powerful... 30 Jun 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / PIAC receives AbSec's 'Walking Together' award PIAC is honoured to have received the ‘Walking Together’ award at the 2023 AbSec gala dinner. AbSec is the peak... 16 Jun 2023 Discrimination / Anguish gives way to relief as Queensland allows trans people to change birth certificates … Western Australia is also committed to joining every state and territory in Australia – bar one – by reforming... 15 Jun 2023 Policing and Detention / Police challenged on COVID fines Two legal groups have complained to the law enforcement watchdog about the actions of NSW Police during the COVID-19 pandemic,... 5 Jun 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Proportion of Aboriginal inmates in NSW hit a record 29.7% in February The proportion of Aboriginal people in prisons across New South Wales has reached a record high, prompting an urgent call... 30 May 2023 Homelessness / Rule change for temporary accommodation will help people in crisis The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes a pause on the ‘rental diary’ requirement for people using temporary accommodation in... 29 May 2023 Discrimination / Recent changes to federal discrimination powers and complaint processes In December 2022, changes were made to how the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) can handle complaints and tackle... 29 May 2023
