News and Events

RLC regularly sees new clients who are the target of what would ordinarily be called police harassment. In NSW it is described as 'proactive policing'.

RLC continues to call for independent investigation of police complaints and serious incidents, both in NSW and nationally.

In NSW, arrest is a power of last resort. Yet over the past year, we have advised on several cases where police have used arrest at their convenience.

RLC's Police Powers Solicitor, David Porter on triple j's hack about police power to break up "out of control parties".

'Speaking Wisley' is a kit aimed at community organisations, which wish to speak publicly about their services, the experience of their members and clients and what may need to be changed to achieve a just or sustainable society and environment.

David Porter, RLC Police Powers Solicitor, spoke to Ten News about taser deaths.

David Porter, RLC Police Powers Solicitor on ABC Radio National Face to Face with the Realities of Youth Crime.

David Porter, Police Powers solicitor in Sniffer dogs rarely get it right, Sydney Morning Herald.

David Porter, Solicitor, Greater police powers unfair to ill, homeless, Sydney Morning Herald.

Joanna Shulman, Executive Officer, Alcohol-free zones don't go far enough, Sydney Morning Herald.