Media Releases

Civil society groups have condemned the ongoing imprisonment of David McBride and called for urgent whistleblower protection reform, as the Afghan Files whistleblower’s appeal begins today in the ACT Court of Appeal.

The Human Rights Law Centre has slammed the Minns Government for ramming laws through Parliament that give police sweeping new powers, could criminalise a wide range of activities near places of worship, including peaceful protests, and introduce a new criminal offence for inciting racial hatred.  

The Human Rights Law Centre is calling for stronger safeguards for the right to privacy and wide-ranging surveillance laws to be wound back.

The Minns Government’s rushed laws will not address the rise of racial violence or far-right extremism in NSW.

Whistleblowers, transparency advocates and human rights groups have welcomed a push for an independent Whistleblower Protection Authority, with a landmark piece of legislation introduced to Federal Parliament today.   

The Albanese Government’s mandatory minimum sentences are not the right tool to protect people and communities from acts of hate and racism, says the Human Rights Law Centre.  

Whistleblowers raising concerns about harmful digital platforms and holding technology companies to account will be supported by a new practical guide released by the Human Rights Law Centre, Reset Tech Australia, Psst and Digital Rights Watch. 

Governments across Australia are being urged to enact comprehensive legislation to stop corporations, wealthy individuals and governments misusing Australia’s legal system, in a new report released by the Human Rights Law Centre today. 

The Human Rights Law Centre is calling for the Albanese Government to widen reforms to address the growing threat of hate speech, discrimination and vilification. 

The Human Rights Law Centre has called for urgent reform to whistleblowing and secrecy laws, following the Albanese Government’s largely-positive response to an independent review of Australia’s general secrecy regime, accepting recommendations which will better protect whistleblowers and journalists. 

The Human Rights Law Centre is calling for the abolition of the Form 1 “protest permit” system after NSW Police arrested 170 people peacefully protesting the world’s largest coal port at Rising Tide in Newcastle over the weekend. 

The Human Rights Law Centre is urging Parliament not to pass the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2004, which would ban people under the age of 16 from using social media.

The Human Rights Law Centre has strongly condemned the NSW Premier Chris Minns’ latest attempt to stifle peaceful protest.