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Data shows NSW police use force against First Nations people at “vastly disproportionate rate”

New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

1 August 2023

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Police data reveals First Nations Australians are massively overrepresented in 'use of force' incidents

The Redfern Legal Centre, which obtained the data, is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into physical force used by NSW Police.

31 July 2023

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NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

31 July 2023

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How you could get money back from invalid COVID fines

On what grounds are the fines being challenged... And what happens if you've already paid the fine?

19 July 2023

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Redfern Legal Centre calls for the withdrawal of 29,000 COVID fines

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has filed a new NSW Supreme Court application to cancel a COVID-related fine on the grounds of invalidity.

17 July 2023

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Court challenge aims to cancel all remaining NSW COVID fines

All remaining COVID-19-related fines in NSW, worth tens of millions of dollars, could be cancelled following a fresh court challenge which aims to have a specific type of fine issued during lockdowns declared invalid.

16 July 2023

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‘It’s the first thing that they look at’: claims of racial profiling levelled at Victoria police after Covid fines report

Human rights lawyer says report provides ‘robust’ evidence of profiling, which police deny.

4 July 2023

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Sydney hit hardest as 30,000 international students join fight for housing

The NSW government wants universities to take more responsibility for housing international students as Sydney braces for tens of thousands of arrivals for the return of face-to-face learning.

2 July 2023

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Calls for Victorian government to scrap Covid fines as data shows minority groups more likely to be penalised

Some community leaders say report is evidence of officers targeting people based on their ethnicity, which Victoria police rejects.

27 June 2023

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Universities use loophole to evade renter protections for students

Universities and Australia’s biggest student housing provider are using a loophole in legislation to avoid tough laws designed to protect renters.

26 June 2023

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Topics

Data shows NSW police use force against First Nations people at “vastly disproportionate rate”

Police data reveals First Nations Australians are massively overrepresented in 'use of force' incidents

NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

How you could get money back from invalid COVID fines

Redfern Legal Centre calls for the withdrawal of 29,000 COVID fines

Court challenge aims to cancel all remaining NSW COVID fines

‘It’s the first thing that they look at’: claims of racial profiling levelled at Victoria police after Covid fines report

Sydney hit hardest as 30,000 international students join fight for housing

Calls for Victorian government to scrap Covid fines as data shows minority groups more likely to be penalised

Universities use loophole to evade renter protections for students

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