NSW Police excessive force not unlawful – police watchdog
Image by AJ Colores from Unsplash Redfern Legal Centre says NSW Police use of excessive…
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Secrecy Reforms Keep Australia in the Dark
Yesterday, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus announced reforms to the secrecy legislation that aims to harmonise the…
World’s first bilateral agreement on Climate Mobility – Tuvalu a...
4,000km from Sydney, the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is going underwater. In response, Australia…
Protests in WA against the conflict in Gaza continue
The conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. Today US President Joe Biden addressed the nation, asking…
Prisoners underrepresented in Referendum vote
As the deadline for online enrollment to vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum approaches…
Tibetans rally in Canberra for human rights violations
Tibetans met with ministers in Canberra yesterday, for the 12th Tibet Lobby Day, organised by the…
On the Release of Assange – Wife Stella Speaks Out
Image by Annamarie Reyes. L-R, John Shipton/Richard Assange, Stella Assange (front), Stephen Kenny (Assange lawyer), Gabriel…
Indigenous Custody Deaths Remain High
Thirty-one years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Indigenous fatalities remain alarmingly high.…
Is Australia meeting international human rights obligations?
A report recommending many amendments to the Australian legal system, including a Charter of Human Rights,…
Historic Ruling In Favour of First Nations Climate Advocacy Group
It was announced on Friday that the case against the proposed Waratah Coal Mine in Galilee…
Colorado Shooting Looms Ongoing LGBTQ+ Hate Speech
A gay nightclub in Colorado Springs of the United States was fired by a 22-year-old gunman,…
Discrimination Act review submitted in Queensland
The Queensland Human Rights Commission presented a review of the Discrimination Act 1991 to State Parliament…