News and Events

Justice advocates are concerned that police crackdowns to tackle the public health emergency will disproportionately affect vulnerable people. Michael McGowan and Ben Smee report for the Guardian Australia

Police in New South Wales and Victoria have used new laws restricting public movement to fine more than 50 people for reasons including eating a kebab on a bench and sitting in a car. Max Opray reports for The Saturday Paper

Sydney Morning Herald investigates the impact of the coronavirus on already marginalised communities, speaking to international students, migrant workers and services providers. Anna Patty reports for Sydney Morning Herald

Community legal centres providing urgent legal help to some of the community's most vulnerable are being forced to cease face-to-face services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nicola Berkovic reports for the Australian

Racial profiling is the “disproportionate” and “unreasonable” use of police powers against racial minorities and indigenous people. Rajish Aryal reports for SBS

NSW police have revealed that all but one strip search lead to the discovery of illicit drugs at an underage music festival in Sydney on the weekend. Angelica Snowden reports for The Australian

One in 10 children at a Sydney under-age music festival faced random drug testing that has been labelled by legal experts “potentially unlawful” and an infringement on civil liberties. Andrew Taylor reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

NSW police is running a quota system in relation to personal searches, as well as other police procedures. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Our February e-Bulletin includes info on our new statewide financial abuse service, policy submissions on the Religious Freedoms Bills and credit and debt issues, and advice for international students affected by travel restrictions.

NSW Police have disproportionately targeted Indigenous children with a secretive blacklist since the year 2000, a two-year investigation has found. Zac Crellin reports for Pedestrian