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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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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

Blurred image of police standing on a road behind a strip of blue and white police tape

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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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‘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

Police officer fines to police car in traffic

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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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Aboriginal elders support investigation into policing of COVID-19 fines in Walgett

Indigenous community leaders in Walgett in western NSW are supporting calls for an investigation into police enforcement of COVID-19 fines.

10 June 2023

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Commission probes use of excessive force by New South Wales police against Indigenous boy

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) will begin examining the use of force by NSW Police Thursday, along with other systemic issues related to the arrest and detention of children.

25 May 2023

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Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

A former senior official at the state’s police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), has warned there are too many failings in a system that relies on police examining the actions of colleagues.

25 May 2023

Group of police in dark blue uniform standing inside with backs to camera watching a group of people protesting outside

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NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Data obtained by Redfern Legal Centre, via the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), reflects a clear bias involved in the way that NSW police officers are applying personal searches.

21 February 2023

White Police van with blue writing that reads Police Sydney City LAC

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Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

Police are conducting more than 150,000 body searches annually across NSW, with children and Indigenous people more likely to be stopped and interrogated.

13 February 2023

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Topics

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

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

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

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

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

Aboriginal elders support investigation into policing of COVID-19 fines in Walgett

Commission probes use of excessive force by New South Wales police against Indigenous boy

Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

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