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First Nations children - some as young as 11 - strip-searched by NSW police at higher rate, new data reveals

First Nations people in New South Wales are subject to 45 per cent of all "uses of force" by NSW police despite making up only 3.44 per cent of the population, a new accountability dashboard has revealed.

4 October 2024

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"Simply amplifies disadvantage": First Nations and disadvantaged children targeted by NSW police during COVID lockdowns, report reveals

A new report has claimed disadvantaged and First Nations children in New South Wales were targeted by police during the COVID-19 pandemic, with fines up to $5000 being issued, pushing families into financial hardship.

21 May 2024

Two blue COVID masks lying in cross formation against a red background

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Top legal and justice experts warn NSW government against new bail laws

More than 500 legal practitioners, community workers and academics have expressed grave concerns about the negative impacts of the New South Wales government’s plan to tighten bail laws in response to youth crime.

18 March 2024

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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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‘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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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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Topics

First Nations children - some as young as 11 - strip-searched by NSW police at higher rate, new data reveals

"Simply amplifies disadvantage": First Nations and disadvantaged children targeted by NSW police during COVID lockdowns, report reveals

Top legal and justice experts warn NSW government against new bail laws

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

‘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

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