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Victoria takes another cautious step toward independent investigations
Read moreWe finally have a formal government response to the joint parliamentary IBAC Committee’s Inquiry into the external oversight of…
May 21, 202106 -
Why police should not be in our schools
Read moreVictoria Police are planning to bring back some sort of ‘Police in Schools’ program. We don’t know the details…
May 11, 2021 -
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…
December 9, 2020 -
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…
December 1, 2020 -
November 30, 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…
October 27, 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…
October 15, 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…
October 9, 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…
September 30, 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…
August 7, 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…
July 7, 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…
July 5, 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…
June 25, 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…
June 12, 2020 -
Renewed calls for Independent police complaints system
Read moreIn April 2016 Tommy Lovett was set upon by plainclothes detectives from Darebin Police. He was seriously assaulted, capsicum…
January 20, 2019 -
Introducing Achol – Peer Advocacy Team Member
Read moreI became involved in the Peer Advocacy team because I wanted to end racial profiling and be the voice…
September 12, 2017 -
Shrouded in secrecy: Racial profiling by Victoria Police
Read moreVictoria Police must take urgent steps to monitor racial profiling by members in police stops, say experts in a…
September 5, 2017 -
Introducing Zenab – Peer Advocacy Team Member
Read moreMy passion lies with helping those that are most underprivileged and those who experience inequities due to their race,…
July 4, 2017 -
A six year battle against discrimination
Read moreA Victorian Supreme Court judgement has found that Kwenda Obudho was the victim of racial discrimination by a popular…
February 10, 2017 -
Indigenous experiences of policing: Let’s talk police brutality
Read moreBrisbane Indigenous Media Association worker and Gumbaynggirr man Leon Petrou was tasered, capsicum sprayed and bashed by Queensland police…
September 12, 2016
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