The Human Rights Law Centre, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom and the Whistleblower Justice Fund are calling on the Albanese Government to act on urgent, robust whistleblower protection reform, after war crimes whistleblower David McBride’s appeal was dismissed today. 

The Human Rights Law Centre and the Whistleblower Justice Fund have condemned the Albanese Government’s ongoing prosecution of Richard Boyle, as the tax office whistleblower pleaded guilty at a hearing in Adelaide today. 

The Human Rights Law Centre and Change the Record have slammed the Crisafulli Government for passing laws that will sentence even more children to adult-length terms of imprisonment. The laws will lock up children for even longer, and harm kids, families, and communities. 

The Australian Government is obligated under international law to do everything in its power to bring an end to Israel’s ongoing illegal occupation and blocking of humanitarian aid.  

As shareholders meet in Perth today for Rio Tinto’s AGM, communities living with the ongoing devastation from Rio Tinto’s former Panguna mine are calling for the company to urgently commit to funding long-term solutions.

The Human Rights Law Centre has congratulated the South Australian parliamentary inquiry recommendation for a South Australian Human Rights Act.

The Human Rights Law Centre has filed legal proceedings on behalf of Tasmanian grandmother, Susan Neill-Fraser, to challenge a restrictive parole condition placed on her by the Tasmanian Parole Board seeking to limit her ability to speak to the media.

Support for whistleblower protections has surged with new polling research revealing that 86% of Australians want stronger legal protections for whistleblowers.

The University of Melbourne is being urged to abandon policy changes that restrict staff and students’ right to protest and permit the widespread surveillance of people using their wifi network. 

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the additional protections for marginalised groups in anti-vilification laws passed today by the Allan Government. These laws expand protections from vilification to include people from LGBTIQA+ and disability communities, and provide communities with important civil law avenues to address vilification. 

Aboriginal leaders are calling on the United Nations to take urgent action to address Australia’s discriminatory and punitive youth justice policies

The Human Rights Law Centre urges the Crisafulli Government to improve the lives of every person in Queensland by strengthening human rights protections, following an independent review of Queensland’s Human Rights Act.