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Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar
Dangerous new surveillance law must be scaled back
Dangerous new surveillance law must be scaled back
Landmark inquiry into family migration an opportunity to fix broken system
Landmark inquiry into family migration an opportunity to fix broken system
Public drunkenness to be decriminalised following historic vote
Public drunkenness to be decriminalised following historic vote
Historic day as South Australia votes to decriminalise abortion
Historic day as South Australia votes to decriminalise abortion
‘Harmful amendments’ slammed by gender equality and human rights groups
‘Harmful amendments’ slammed by gender equality and human rights groups
Experts & community groups back public call for abortion reform
Experts & community groups back public call for abortion reform
Australian Government must ban imports made with forced labour
Australian Government must ban imports made with forced labour
Joint Civil Society Statement on Myanmar Military Coup
Long overdue laws to decriminalise public drunkenness before Victorian Parliament
Long overdue laws to decriminalise public drunkenness before Victorian Parliament
Release of 15 more refugees in Melbourne welcome, but Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton must release all remaining detained
Release of 15 more refugees in Melbourne welcome, but Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton must release all remaining detained
Major UN human rights review highlights need for Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility
Major UN human rights review highlights need for Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility
Australia’s human rights record under scrutiny at major UN human rights review
Australia’s human rights record under scrutiny at major UN human rights review
Morrison Government must act urgently on stronger whistleblower protections
Morrison Government must act urgently on stronger whistleblower protections
Morrison Government must release all remaining people brought to Australia for medical treatment from detention
Morrison Government must release all remaining people brought to Australia for medical treatment from detention
Parliamentary Committee proposals a pathway to unfair elections and weaker democracy
Parliamentary Committee proposals a pathway to unfair elections and weaker democracy
Senate report scathing of Juukan Gorge destruction and calls on Rio Tinto to pay restitution to Traditional Owners
Senate report scathing of Juukan Gorge destruction and calls on Rio Tinto to pay restitution to Traditional Owners
Decriminalisation of public drunkenness welcome, but long overdue
Decriminalisation of public drunkenness welcome, but long overdue
Expert report on public drunkenness recommends laws be abolished: Day family respond
Expert report on public drunkenness recommends laws be abolished: Day family respond
Afghan and Australian human rights groups welcome release of the Brereton Afghanistan Inquiry Report
Afghan and Australian human rights groups welcome release of the Brereton Afghanistan Inquiry Report
Abortion and safe access zone wins in South Australia and Western Australia
Abortion and safe access zone wins in South Australia and Western Australia
Time to shine a light on political donations
Time to shine a light on political donations
Death in custody: Coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman, Veronica Nelson, continues
Death in custody: Coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman, Veronica Nelson, continues
Raise the Age Coalition welcome ACT’s nation-leading step towards raising the age
Raise the Age Coalition welcome ACT’s nation-leading step towards raising the age
Bougainville communities welcome acceptance of human rights complaint against Rio Tinto
Bougainville communities welcome acceptance of human rights complaint against Rio Tinto
Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations call for public release of Justice Brereton’s Afghanistan Inquiry report
Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations call for public release of Justice Brereton’s Afghanistan Inquiry report
Staffing announcements
Staffing announcements
Intelligence Committee recommends scaling back privacy-invading metadata laws
Intelligence Committee recommends scaling back privacy-invading metadata laws
Join the Human Rights Law Centre team
Join the Human Rights Law Centre team
Tasmanian Government must ban routine strip searching of kids
Tasmanian Government must ban routine strip searching of kids

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