2025 National Close The Gap Day
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
Justice and Equity Centre
Denied a Ride – Guide Dogs and Uber
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
How new hate crime laws fail to protect LGBTIQ+ people
Alastair Lawrie, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Justice and Equity Centre joins 2SER Breakfast Read More
How the Commonwealth Government Can Protect Children
Jonathan Hall Spence, Principal Solicitor at the Justice and Equity Centre joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss why the Commonwealth Government can and should step in to make sure children’s rights are protected. Read More
Debt into Homelessness? The Justice and Equity Centre on 2SER Breakfast
Rachael Barwick, Senior Solicitor at the Justice and Equity Centre’s Homeless Person’s Legal Service, joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss the link between social housing debt and homelessness. Read More
The End of Serco? The Justice and Equity Centre on 2SER Breakfast
Serco, a controversial migration and security multinational, has lost its Government contract to run immigration detention centres in Australia. Read More
Voice, Treaty and the Truth and Justice Commission Bill
First Nations people and their allies continue to explain the importance of Voice, Treaty and Truth. Now a Bill is in Australian Parliament that would establish a Commonwealth Truth and Justice Commission, which supporters say could expose, examine and redress historical injustices. Read More
Access to air travel for everyone
Improving the future of flying for people with disability. Read More
The need for justice reform to Raise The Age
NSW organisations continue to call for the NSW Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 following the release of a concerning report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Read More
Reducing unfair fines and over-policing from alcohol-free zones
There are currently 379 areas in the City of Sydney where alcohol is prohibited – but no evidence they reduce alcohol-related crime or antisocial behaviour. Read More
How the NSW Government is failing Aboriginal families
The Family is Culture review report was released in 2019 and found a child protection system in crisis. Lucy Kelley, Lawyer at the Justice and Equity Centre, joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss. Read More
Debt and Disconnection
If it feels like a lot more people are doing it tough at the moment, that’s…