First Nations justice

Archive of posts tagged 'First Nations justice'

Energy + Water / Submission to DCCEEW First Nations Clean Energy Strategy

PIAC provided a submission in response to the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water’s Consultation Paper on...

Discrimination / NSW government launches review after court hears Aboriginal baby’s aunt refused as carer due to same-sex relationship

The New South Wales government says it will review a case, the subject of ongoing court proceedings, in which Anglicare Sydney...

Discrimination / Aboriginal baby's gay aunt refused as carer, sparking call for law change

Advocacy groups want legal changes after an adoption agency refused to consider an Aboriginal baby’s aunt as a carer because...

Policing and Detention / NSW Police urged to do more in Closing the Gap

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre said in a statement that the LECC’s report ’emphasises that NSW Police need to do...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Police must act to close the gap: LECC report highlights discriminatory policing

A new report from police oversight body the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) emphasises that NSW Police need to do...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Aboriginal imprisonment rates through the roof

… The Aboriginal Legal Service ACT/NSW (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have released a joint statement saying...

Policing and Detention / NSW legal services call for investigation after reports police were directed to take ‘strong approach’ to enforcing Covid fines

Two community legal services have lodged a formal complaint against NSW police over its “heavy-handed” enforcement of Covid fines during...

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...

News / Police oversight body calls for overhaul of consorting laws

A new report from the Law Enforcement Conduct Committee (LECC) shows that ‘consorting laws’ are being misused and disproportionately targeting...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Paul Ramsay Foundation boosts the Raise the Age campaign

The NSW campaign to Raise the Age has received a significant boost, thanks to a generous commitment of campaigning and...