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Policing biosecurity: police enforcement of special measures in New South Wales and Victoria during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreThe first research paper using data from the national COVIDPolicing.org.au monitoring project has now published.
The authors, Louise Boon-Kuo…
9 December 202004 -
Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?
Read moreThere have been a series of reviews and inquiries into Victoria Police over the past two decades. They have…
1 December 2020 -
30 November 2020
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OC FOAM CLASS ACTION – IMARC Protests 2019
Read morePhi Finney McDonald and Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre’s Police Accountability Project are investigating a potential class action against…
26 November 2020 -
Urgent scrutiny of police powers and access for legal observers at Djab Wurrung sacred trees protest
Read moreHuman rights and legal organisations have condemned a police operation targeting Djab Wurrung protestors who are protecting sacred Djab…
27 October 2020 -
Victorian Government must respond to IBAC’s calls for critical resourcing.
Read moreIBAC Commissioner, The Honourable Robert Redlich AM, QC, has made the strongest calls yet for adequate government resourcing of…
15 October 2020 -
How close is Victoria to having independent investigations of police misconduct?
Read moreSo, where is the push to get independent investigations in Victoria up to at the moment?
For the…
9 October 2020 -
Independent Investigations Policy Briefing
Read moreVictoria requires a fully independent system to investigate serious incidents of alleged police misconduct, human rights abuses and complaints.
We…
30 September 2020 -
Our ten key concerns with policing under Stage 4 restrictions
Read moreThese new Stage 4 restrictions in Victoria are important to slow the spread of COVID 19 and we recommend…
7 August 2020 -
The Victorian Government must end discriminatory measures and withdraw hundreds of police from public housing
Read moreLegal and human rights groups condemn the heavy-handed, policing response to a public health emergency, rather than the much-needed…
7 July 2020 -
Remove police from public health responses
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project is calling for the immediate withdrawal of police from the public housing estates experiencing the…
5 July 2020 -
Systemic racism, violence, and the over-policing of minority groups in Victoria
Read moreRisk-based tactics like pre-emptive breaking up of groups, close monitoring of known offenders, and unjustified police stops all translated…
25 June 2020 -
In support of #BLACKLIVESMATTERAUSTRALIA
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project, run by the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre is united in its support for Aboriginal…
12 June 2020 -
About the call for COVID-19 Stop data monitoring scheme
Read moreThe stories coming through the covidpolicing website only give us snapshots of what is going on, but these sometimes…
11 May 2020 -
‘Data-driven policing: The hardwiring of discriminatory policing practices across Europe’
Read moreNew technologies such as facial recognition, video surveillance systems, body worn cameras, automatic number plate recognition and social media…
6 May 2020 -
IBAC findings fail to build trust and leave many questions unanswered
Read moreThe IBAC have released a summary of findings into its inquiry about serious injuries caused by police in a…
20 April 2020 -
Policing the Pandemic
Read moreAs Victoria escalates its crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Police must ensure its police responses are aligned…
29 March 2020 -
Australia’s first police complaints chatbot
Read moreAustralia’s first police complaints chatbot has been launched by Josef Legal, Robinson Gill and ourselves to help people…
11 March 2020