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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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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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Calls for an investigation into NSW Police issuing excessive COVID fines

Former NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller and the NSW Police are facing a formal complaint over their “heavy-handed approach” in issuing more than 60,000 COVID-19 fines between March 2020 and September 2022.

9 June 2023

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Minns backtracks on rental bidding ban

Taking heed of mounting concerns over its potential implications, the NSW government has made the decision to abandon its push to outlaw rental bidding.

8 June 2023

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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

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

Calls for an investigation into NSW Police issuing excessive COVID fines

Minns backtracks on rental bidding ban

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