News and Events

NSW Police handed out more than $1 million in fines amid the coronavirus pandemic in just over five weeks, with $50,000 in fines given to children, figures reveal. Sarah Keoghan reports for Sydney Morning Herald

To protect the safety and wellbeing of international students during COVID-19 and ensure students have access to accurate legal advice, the NSW Government has purchased 50,000 subscriptions of the My Legal Mate app for international students in NSW. Chiara Pazzano reports for SBS Italian

Thousands of foreign students in Australia who have lost their jobs from the COVID-19 downturn are now struggling to support themselves. RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly reports

NSW Police took more than a year to finalise an internal investigation into the potentially illegal strip-search of a 19-year-old woman, then failed to notify her that one of the officers involved had resigned following the incident. Michael McGowan reports for the Guardian

The National Justice Project (NJP) has welcomed two new Indigenous trainee lawyers as they continue to expand capacity for First Nations communities to seek justice. Tony Zhang writes for Lawyers Weekly

Odysseus Patrick reports for Washington Post

In the lead-up to the Black Lives Matter rallies which took place across Australia on 6 June, RLC police accountability solicitor Samantha Lee appeared on ABC Breakfast TV to discuss police powers, tips for dealing with police at a protest, and what to do if you are arrested. ABC News 24, 6 June 2020.

The family of an indigenous teenager who had his legs kicked out from beneath him as he was arrested in Sydney will speak publicly about the incident. Heather McNab reports for Seven News.

The sister of an Aboriginal teenager who had his legs kicked out from beneath him while being arrested says children shouldn't be mistreated because they're being "lippy". The Illawara Mercury reports (AAP)

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says the officer filmed throwing an Indigenous teenager to the ground during an arrest in Sydney this week "had a bad day". Jamie McKinnell and Sarah Thomas report for ABC News.