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RLC in the Media: Police boss warn of knife crime violence if lefties get their way

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has called on the public to support his officers in carrying out strip searches and other tough policing measures, of suffer the consequences of rising youth crime. Mark Morri reports for The Daily Telegraph

18 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: NSW police commissioner 'misleading' for linking strip searches to knife crime

The New South Wales police commissioner, Mick Fuller, has been accused of being “shrill and misleading” after he claimed reducing strip-searches could lead to an increase in knife crime despite less than 1% of all searches in the state being conducted for that reason. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian Australia

18 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: Australia: Systemic unlawfulness: an interview with Dr Vicki Sentas on police powers

Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke to Dr Sentas about the implications of the Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police report and why law reform is a necessary component of bringing about a change in police practice and culture. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

11 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: ‘Devastating’: the drug inquest findings that condemn ‘wholesale’ strip searches

Deputy coroner urges pill-testing trial, the scrapping of drug detection dogs at festivals and says strip searches should be dramatically curtailed. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian

10 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: Children as young as 12 being strip searched by police in Australia

Children as young as 12 are being strip searched by police in Australia TV NZ reports

10 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: NSW Police accused of failing to adhere to sniffer dog procedures

The NSW Police Force has been accused of failing to follow its internal policies on sniffer dogs after mandatory standard operating procedures were revealed for the first time. Sarah Keoghan reports for The Sydney Morning Herald.

10 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: A Legal App for International Students: An Interview with RLC Solicitor Sean Stimson

Sean Stimson, head of Redfern Legal Centre’s International Student Service talks to Sydney Criminal Lawyers about the newly launched legal app for international students, My Legal Mate. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers.

9 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: NSW Labor calls for review of strip search laws, asking ‘where’s the justification?’

Shadow police minister says police interpretation of when a strip search is justified is ‘very loose’. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian

8 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: ‘She grabbed my bra’: NSW woman says being strip-searched at 15 had a traumatic effect

Two women who were strip-searched by police as teenagers speak out about their experiences. Michael McGowan reports for the Guardian.

7 November 2019

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RLC in the Media: New legal service to target thousands of underpaid workers

The NSW government will back a new state-wide legal service that will target underpaid migrant workers as the federal government is urged to relax strict visa laws while it considers tougher penalties for the underpayment of wages. Anna Patty reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

6 November 2019

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Topics

RLC in the Media: Police boss warn of knife crime violence if lefties get their way

RLC in the Media: NSW police commissioner 'misleading' for linking strip searches to knife crime

RLC in the Media: Australia: Systemic unlawfulness: an interview with Dr Vicki Sentas on police powers

RLC in the Media: ‘Devastating’: the drug inquest findings that condemn ‘wholesale’ strip searches

RLC in the Media: Children as young as 12 being strip searched by police in Australia

RLC in the Media: NSW Police accused of failing to adhere to sniffer dog procedures

RLC in the Media: A Legal App for International Students: An Interview with RLC Solicitor Sean Stimson

RLC in the Media: NSW Labor calls for review of strip search laws, asking ‘where’s the justification?’

RLC in the Media: ‘She grabbed my bra’: NSW woman says being strip-searched at 15 had a traumatic effect

RLC in the Media: New legal service to target thousands of underpaid workers

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