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‘Restricting NDAs is essential to putting victim-survivors first,’ lawyers argue
Recommendations have been made in a joint submission by the Human Rights Law Centre and Redfern Legal Centre to the...
28 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
No ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to NDAs
Following research that found the majority of lawyers have never advised clients that non-disclosure agreements are...
30 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
High Court case to determine whether ‘indefinite immigration detention’ is unlawful
The High Court recently heard a challenge to the Australian government’s continued detention of refugees and asylum...
19 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
New migration bill ‘cruel’, lawyers warn
A “Trump-style” Migration Bill is “cruel” and an embarrassment to Australia, national legal groups
03 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
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Abortion law reform in SA casts the focus on WA
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has commended South Australia for passing legislation to decriminalise abortion,...
11 July 2022
By Jess Feyder
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‘Disinformation is incredibly dangerous’: 16 organisations call for honesty in the upcoming election
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), alongside 15 other organisations, has released a “policy vision”, which calls...
21 April 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
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Legal bodies condemn new anti-protest law
A number of defence lawyers and legal bodies have criticised a new anti-protest law passed in NSW Parliament on Friday...
06 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Legal body warns against broadly mandating vaccine
Vaccines should not be mandated outside of high-risk areas, the Human Rights Law Centre has...
23 August 2021
By Lauren Croft
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