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Solicitor Sam Lee speaks to Let's Talk, about strip search laws in NSW and around the country. Boe Spearim reports for 98.9FM.

Police powers solicitor Sam Lee speaks to ABC PM about how strip searches may be putting vulnerable people, including children and sexual assault victims at risk. Victoria Pengilley reports for ABC PM.

The number of strip searches performed by Riverina police increased by almost 20 per cent in the space of 12 months but senior command said the "necessary" tactic was used only in "reasonable" cases. Rex Martinich reports for The Daily Advertiser

The increased use of strip-searches in NSW is leaving many young Australians traumatised. Paul Gregoire reports for The Big Smoke.

Representatives from over 50 legal organisations across NSW, including prominent members of the legal profession, have signed an open letter to the state’s Police Minister outlining the harmful impacts of strip searches. Jerome Doraisamy reports for Lawyers Weekly.

Former RLC principal solicitor Elizabeth Morley has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM).

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The NSW police use of strip searches is becoming increasingly routine despite the invasive nature of strip-search procedures. Paul Gregoire reports for The Big Smoke.

A Sydney woman says a police strip search at a Homebush music festival in 2018 forced her to relive a sexual assault that occurred just over a year earlier. Angus Thompson and Nigel Gladstone report for Sydney Morning Herald

On 31 May 2019, Fair Work Inspectors completed surprise audits of around 80 businesses in the university suburbs of Geelong, following intelligence that employers in the area were at risk of breaching workplace laws.