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News • 16 May 2024

Like being ‘slapped’ or ‘kicked’: judicial bullying is a problem in Australian courtrooms

Bullying by judges, magistrates and other judicial officers is a factor in many lawyers leaving the profession.

News • 10 May 2024

Briefing with Senator Penny Allman-Payne

On 10 May 2024, representatives of the Centre for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) and Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) briefed Senator Penny Allman-Payne on the Right to Education Report.

News • 24 Apr 2024

Family Inclusion Roundtable

The goal of the roundtable was to translate recent research findings about family inclusion into policy and practice throughout New South Wales. The Roundtable highlighted the work and leadership of organisations that have had a long-term commitment to promoting family inclusion, in particular, Family Inclusion Strategies in the Hunter Inc. (FISH) and Grandm

News • 24 Apr 2024

Launch of the School Students’ Statement on the Right to a Healthy Environment

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Trisha Doyle MP, NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Heritage, Climate Change, and Energy, launched the School Students' Statement on the Right to a Healthy Environment.

News • 24 Apr 2024

Families need more support to pay a bigger part in child protection system

NEWCASTLE-based researchers, parents, government, and child protection workers have come together in what's believed to be a national first to find solutions to a broken system.

News • 10 Apr 2024

School Students' Statement on the Right to a Healthy Environment Launch

The Centre for Law and Social Justice in association with Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the Human Rights for New South Wales Alliance launched the School Students' Statement on the Right to a Healthy Environment. The Statement was launched by Trisha Doyle MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Heritage, Climate Change, and Energy.

News • 06 Mar 2024

ARC Fellowship to Advance Human Rights Research

The Mid-Career Industry Fellowship Program aims to drive research collaboration, translation and commercialisation outcomes across a range of industry settings.

News • 06 Mar 2024

Professor Penny Jane Burke delivers University Accord Summit keynote address

UON's Professor Penny Jane Burke, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education and UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education, delivered a powerful keynote address titled "Transformative Reimagining: Sustainable Higher Education for Equity and Social Justice" at this year's University Accord Summit.

News • 01 Mar 2024

The policing of LGBTQI+ people casts a long, dark shadow. Marching at Mardi Gras must be backed up with real change

Public trust and confidence in NSW Police has been sorely tested in the past two weeks. The charging of a police officer with the murders of a Sydney gay couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, has seen shock turn to grief and then anger.

News • 28 Feb 2024

A lot of Hurt and Anger: How the Queer Community Feels Let Down by NSW Police

Despite a 26-year tradition of officers marching at Mardi Gras, the Paddington alleged murders have brought growing discontent with the force to a head.

News • 27 Feb 2024

Bodies found in NSW Investigation

There's been a breakthrough in the investigation of the alleged murders of Sydney couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird.

News • 24 Feb 2024

It's here, it's Queer: Sydney's landmark new LGBTQIA+ history museum is now open

Qtopia Sydney has transformed a former police station in Darlinghurst for the world’s largest centre for Queer history and culture.

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