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‘Not the NDIS we fought for’: disability advocates fear new assessments driven by cost cutting
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Top disability advocates say a government plan to introduce “independent assessments” to the NDIS is aimed at cutting costs and will “fundamentally alter” the landmark scheme. A coalition of 20 disability advocacy gro...
‘Relentless and traumatising’: Aboriginal advocates demand action after third death in custody
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Aboriginal justice advocates have expressed their devastation following a third Indigenous death in custody in a week and suggested the Australian prime minister urgently meet with bereaved families to progress reform...
‘Racist’: coercive control laws could harm Indigenous women in Queensland, advocates warn
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The terms of reference for the Queensland women’s safety and justice taskforce – which is looking at laws to ban coercive control – are “explicitly racist” and ignore the experiences of First Nations women, 学者 ...
Abortion rights advocates vow to fight on after supreme court hearing
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In the wake of Wednesday’s supreme court hearing in which a majority of justices appeared willing to significantly curb abortion rights, reproductive rights advocates said they would continue to fight in statehouses a...
Army troops enforcing western Sydney lockdown will alienate community, advocates warn
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The deployment of troops to enforce Sydney’s lockdown could alienate the community and fuel vaccine hesitancy, particularly in the hard-hit western suburbs where many Indigenous Australians and migrants and refugees l...
Assisted dying advocates shift focus to Australian government’s territory ban
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Advocates for voluntary assisted dying say they will turn their attention to the federal government to strike down restrictions which prevent the ACT and Northern Territory from passing laws allowing euthanasia. 该....
Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say
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Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner and disability advocates have condemned the failure to prioritise disability care in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, saying residents and support staff were blin...
Cosby release shows how prosecutors hinder sexual assault victims, advocates say
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The release of Bill Cosby from prison on Wednesday after his 2018 sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania supreme court has refocused attention on one of the big complaints of the #MeToo movement ...
Cosby’s prison release is a ‘battle cry’ for victim rights movement, advocates say
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Sexual assault advocates and survivors said Bill Cosby’s release from prison should be a “battle cry” amid concerns the decision could have a chilling effect on survivors seeking to hold their abusers accountable. Cos...
第一件事: Abortion rights advocates vow to fight on
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早上好. In the wake of yesterday’s supreme court hearing in which a majority of justices appeared willing to significantly curb abortion rights, reproductive rights advocates said they would continue to fight in...
Fourth Aboriginal death in custody in three weeks leaves advocates ‘devastated’
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Call for independent investigation into death of Barkindji man Anzac Sullivan, 37, during police pursuit in Broken HillLegal advocates say they are “devastated and furious” at the news there has been a fourth Aborigin...
Jailing of nearly 500 children under 13 a ‘failure’ by Australia’s top legal officers, advocates say
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The ongoing “failure” of Australia’s top legal officers to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 到 14 years old has seen 499 under-13s sent to jail in the past year alone, according to a coalition of 47 ju...
Migrant advocates sue US government for data from surveillance program
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Immigrant advocates and legal groups are suing the US government over its controversial and rapidly growing alternative to detention program, an effort that subjects migrants awaiting legal status to intensive surveil...
NSW food delivery taskforce ignored riders safety concerns, advocates say
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A taskforce set up to improve safety after five delivery riders died on the job in the space of two months has suggested only minor changes to the industry, according to a draft of its report to be released next week....
Racial justice advocates hope for pardon of George Floyd’s past drug charges
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Criminal justice reform experts are hopeful that if Texas governor Greg Abbott approves a pardon request for George Floyd’s drug-related charges, which are almost two decades old, it will send a strong message about t...
Texas advocates file new legal challenge to near-total abortion ban
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Reproductive rights advocates in Texas have filed a new legal challenge to halt a near-total abortion ban that has been in effect for more than half a year. Senate Bill 8 bars abortion once embryonic cardiac activity ...