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The young woman leading a class action over strip searches was subjected to a "degrading and humiliating" experience "akin to a sexual assault" by NSW Police at a music festival in 2018, a court has heard. WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Last month, the state of NSW made a dramatic backflip in the case, admitting police acted unlawfully when they searched Raya Meredith at the Splendour In The Grass music festival, ordering her to bend over while naked and remove a tampon. Her barrister, Kylie Nomchong SC, on Monday told the hearing her client would be making an additional claim for aggravated damages due to feelings of "hurt and distress" caused by police previously denying her account for more than two years.

Housing organisations welcome the new laws but are bracing for a spike in evictions before the change takes effect

In the federal budget, the government included a surprise announcement that it will ban non-compete clauses for workers earning under $175,000. What will this mean for small businesses as well as low wage employees?

The NSW Government has conceded that there was “no lawful basis” to strip search a woman at a music festival amidst an ongoing class action

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

In short: The NSW government will withdraw and repay more than 23,000 fines issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government says the notices contained insufficient details about the offence they committed. What's next? Revenue NSW will reach out to all affected individuals and refund them for the fines.

Almost half of strip-searches conducted by NSW police are in western Sydney as a coalition of justice and health organisations urges the state government to outlaw such searches of young people due to their traumatic impact.

First Nations people in New South Wales are subject to 45 per cent of all "uses of force" by NSW police despite making up only 3.44 per cent of the population, a new accountability dashboard has revealed.

The dishes are piling up by the sink. They haven’t cleaned the bathroom in weeks. Then you’re asked to cover their rent. When sharing a house can go horribly wrong.