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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

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

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

An independent inquiry has handed down its findings regarding the behaviour of police at two music festivals, which left several children traumatised by the experience. Lars Brandle reports for The Industry Observer

With over a thousand now imposed statewide, the controversial COVID-19 infringement notices that NSW police has been issuing since 26 March are some of the steepest on-the-spot fines available to it. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

A police strip search which left a 16-year-old girl “completely humiliated” at a Byron Bay music festival was unlawful, the NSW Police watchdog has found. Bellinda Kontominas reports for ABC News

Police enforcement of the lockdown has plummeted in line with the dwindling number of new coronavirus cases, but there are concerns some communities are taking an unfair burden. Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nigel Gladstone report for The Sydney Morning Herald