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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Women in immigration detention at serious risk of harassment and violence
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Explainer: Commission does not support the Migration Amendment Bill
The Australian Government has introduced new migration laws into Parliament to expand search and seizure powers in immigration detention centres. The Commission does not support the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2024
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Call for urgent child justice reforms following death of teenager in WA youth detention centre
Australia鈥檚 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss, National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have expressed their sadness and disappointment following the death yesterday of a First Nations teenager who was incarcerated in Western Australia鈥檚 Banksia Hill youth detention centre.
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Commission commends High Court ruling on indefinite immigration detention
The 黑料情报站 has welcomed yesterday鈥檚 High Court ruling which determined that Australia鈥檚 system of indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The landmark decision overturns almost two decades of the practice by Australian authorities in finding it is unlawful to hold a...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Commissioners distressed by death of boy after being detained in Perth prison
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO, and National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds have issued a joint statement following the death of a First Nations teenager who had been held in a youth detention unit at the Casuarina adult prison in Perth...
黑料情报站's Rights
National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner slams 鈥榮hocking鈥 new Qld youth justice laws
The National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner has expressed alarm at the Queensland Government rushing through legislation to allow children to be detained indefinitely in adult detention facilities, in a further contravention of the Queensland Human Rights Act.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
First Nations women respond to Banksia Hill riots with call for immediate reform to youth justice
First Nations female leaders from across Australia are demanding immediate reform to Western Australia鈥檚 approach to youth justice in the wake of today鈥檚 riots at the Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre. Hundreds of First Nations women are attending the Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit in...
Rights and Freedoms
Commission welcomes banning of spit hoods by AFP
A decision by the Australian Federal Police to end the use of spit hoods has been welcomed by the 黑料情报站. Today the AFP announced the AFP and ACT police will no longer use spit hoods, and instead the AFP will provide 鈥榓lternative equipment and implement procedures to...
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