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A Sydney police officer is under investigation after slamming Indigenous boy face-first on to pavement. The Constable has been placed on restricted duties after footage emerged on Facebook showing him tripping up 16-year-old during arrest in NSW, Australia. Matilda Boseley and Michael McGowan Report for the Guardian

Two law firms have joined forces to investigate a potential class action against NSW Police over allegedly unlawful use of invasive searches, including strip searches. Alison Eveleigh reports for Lawyerly

Exclusive: Lawyers say legal action could help ensure legislative change in New South Wales. Michael McGowan reports for Guardian Australia

Lawyers investigating the possibility of a class action say victims should be compensated and they are calling for an overhaul of strip search laws Cassandra Bain Reports for SBS News

Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon Lawyers are teaming up to investigate potential class actions for people who have been unlawfully strip-searched by NSW Police in the last six years.

The NSW Police are likely to be pursued in a class action lawsuit over unlawful strip searches, which included children, dating back to 2014. Alison Xiao reports for ABC

NSW Police have been accused of using bike fines as a "hidden justice system" to enable searches of poor and vulnerable people, with new data obtained under freedom of information laws showing penalties are soaring in some suburbs while others have none. Nigel Gladstone reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

According to the lone police oversight body in NSW, the practice of strip searching teenagers does not equate to ‘serious misconduct’. Paul Gregoire reports for The Big Smoke

The NSW Government has announced a $20 million dollar relief package to support international students in NSW during the coronavirus pandemic.

On the structural inequalities international students face in the workforce and the dangers of reporting workplace exploitation. Catherine Ku reports for Honi Soit