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Twice as many Children’s Court cases now dismissed due to mental illness

Cases dismissed due to mental illness have almost doubled in the NSW Children’s Court and are rising in all courts, with 2900 cases discharged on mental health grounds last year.

23 June 2022

RLC in the media

Civil society groups warn against police overreach in NSW climate defenders raid

Forty civil society organisations have expressed alarm at reports of police overreach in preemptive policing of protest, with NSW police conducting covert surveillance and a raid on climate activists north of Sydney on Sunday.

23 June 2022

Large protest in Hyde Park with Aboriginal flags

RLC in the media

$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

Three out of four COVID-19 fines are overdue, with more than 46,000 NSW residents owing $42 million between them.

22 May 2022

A closeup of a thumb holding a fines notice that says is large blue capital letters: "Pay Now"

RLC in the media

The LECC determines serious misconduct in sexual touch case

A NSW Police Officer has been found to have engaged in serious misconduct over the treatment of a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy, which included flicking his exposed nipple and making a turkey noise, whilst the boy was sedated.

24 April 2022

RLC in the media

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

The gap in inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is depressingly vast in the legal and justice system.

25 March 2022

First Nations Justice - Aboriginal Flag Painted on Wall

RLC in the media

Calls to release NSW Police Safe Driving Policy

RLC's police accountability solicitor appeared on 3CR's Doin' Time program to discuss why NSW Police should urgently release their Safe Driving policy.

7 March 2022

RLC in the media

Legal groups call for independent inquiry into death of Indigenous 16-year-old killed by police car

Indigenous and legal groups are demanding NSW Police release more information about the circumstances of the tragic death of a 16-year-old Indigenous boy, who collided with a police car on the weekend.

25 February 2022

RLC in the media

COVID-19 wrap: unjust laws, vaccine mandates, communications gaps and resources for managing at home

Fines to enforce COVID-19 public health measures during the NSW Delta outbreak between July and October 2021 disproportionately impacted low socioeconomic suburbs and towns.

25 February 2022

RLC in the media

Call for police to release 'safe driving' policy

NSW Police's Safe Driving policy remains "shrouded in secrecy", despite previous deaths during police pursuits in NSW.

22 February 2022

RLC in the media

Aboriginal teenager dead - Jai Wright's family calls for independent investigation

The family of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy who was killed in a crash with an unmarked police car have called for an independent investigation into his death.

22 February 2022

RLC in the media

Topics

Twice as many Children’s Court cases now dismissed due to mental illness

Civil society groups warn against police overreach in NSW climate defenders raid

$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

The LECC determines serious misconduct in sexual touch case

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

Calls to release NSW Police Safe Driving Policy

Legal groups call for independent inquiry into death of Indigenous 16-year-old killed by police car

COVID-19 wrap: unjust laws, vaccine mandates, communications gaps and resources for managing at home

Call for police to release 'safe driving' policy

Aboriginal teenager dead - Jai Wright's family calls for independent investigation

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