The Australian Government has introduced the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025. The Bill contains big changes to how FOI regime works, The JEC has long called for reforms to FOI law in Australia, but opposes this bill, which it says will do more harm than good. Read More
Across Australia, state and territory governments are passing harsh laws meaning more children are being locked up, held in adult police cells and in harmful conditions in detention centres. Read More
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has released new data, showing NSW is locking up more and more children. Read More
The Justice & Equity Centre have joined a group of First Nations organisations, energy advocates and civil society groups in the First Nations Clean Energy Network are calling for changes to help prevent disconnections and keep people safer. Read More
Everyone should be treated the same by police and the law. But a new expert report, analysing how often NSW Police check on young people at their homes while they’re on bail, shows that’s not the case. Read More
The Justice and Equity Centre, a leading independent law and policy centre, has published a roadmap that sets out how the Australian Government can transform Australia’s housing to be efficient and electric. Read More
In Australia, we take it for granted that police can’t search us without a warrant, or a good reason. Read More
Senior Solicitor at the Justice and Equity Centre, Grace Gooley joins 2SER Breakfast to discuss how police conduct bail compliance checks in NSW. Read More
Assistance animals are vital for the independence and safety of many people with disability. Read More
20 March is National Close the Gap day, a day to acknowledge the need to close the gap in health, justice and education outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Read More
Paula Hobley is suing Uber for disability discrimination after more than 30 of her were trips cancelled when Uber drivers learned she was travelling with her Guide Dog. Read More
Alastair Lawrie, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Justice and Equity Centre joins 2SER Breakfast Read More