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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

Blurred image of police standing on a road behind a strip of blue and white police tape

RLC in the media

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

Media releases

First Nations People Bear the Brunt of NSW Police Use of Force

Police in New South Wales are using force against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people.

31 July 2023

RLC in the media

‘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

Police officer fines to police car in traffic

Events

Fines and the impact of the recent NSW Supreme Court case (recording)

This is a recording of the RLC webinar in June 2023: Fines and the impact of the recent NSW Supreme Court case.

30 June 2023

Portrait of Redfern Legal Centre senior solicitor Samantha Lee.

RLC in the media

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

RLC in the media

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

RLC in the media

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

RLC in the media

Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

A former senior official at the state’s police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), has warned there are too many failings in a system that relies on police examining the actions of colleagues.

25 May 2023

Group of police in dark blue uniform standing inside with backs to camera watching a group of people protesting outside

Media releases

NSW Police Watch Dog Holds Public Hearing into the Use of Force

Tomorrow (25 May), the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) will examine the use of force by NSW Police, along with systemic issues related to the arrest and detention of children.

24 May 2023

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Topics

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

First Nations People Bear the Brunt of NSW Police Use of Force

‘It’s the first thing that they look at’: claims of racial profiling levelled at Victoria police after Covid fines report

Fines and the impact of the recent NSW Supreme Court case (recording)

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

Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

NSW Police Watch Dog Holds Public Hearing into the Use of Force

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