News and Events

When it comes to teenagers’ dealings with the law, rights vary enormously from state to state. Kelly Burke reports for 7NEWS.com.au

Sixteen years old, lining up to get into a music festival, separated from friends, taken into a tent and forced to strip. Mia Armitage reports for Echonetdaily

Police are being investigated over the strip search of a 16-year-old female who was asked to strip naked and squat at last year’s Splendour in the Grass. Poppy Reid reports for The Industry Observer

Teen recounts being told to squat and even remove her panty liner inside her underwear for inspection. Adam Jacob reports for Australia News Today

The use of strip searches by New South Wales police has skyrocketed in recent years. Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim report for Sydney Criminal Lawyers.

NSW state coroner Harriet Grahame is reportedly set to recommend a reduction of police drug operations as well as the introduction of pill testing at music festivals following an extensive inquest into music festival deaths. Brad Esposito reports for Pedestrian

Pill testing would be introduced to NSW music festivals and police sniffer dogs scrapped from events if a set of draft recommendations is acted upon by the state government following the deaths of six revellers. Angus Thompson reports for Sydney Morning Herald

After leaving a Goulburn Hotel on a Saturday evening, Luke Moore was strip searched by police officers after an initial pat down search found nothing. He is now suing the NSW Police Force over the incident. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

International students encounter many challenges when accessing basic services. Annoitte Radford reports for Honi Soit

NSW Police have released a new manual on instructions for conducting a controversial practice that has been slammed by legal experts. Gavin Fernando reports for news.com.au