PIAC Media Release Index

March 2010

• Stanley Village: you’ve got mail ... at last (03 March 2010)

February 2010

• Street Care members to join new council on homelessness (19 February 2010)

December 2009

• Electricity price rises threaten household finances (15 December 2009)
• Legal centres say today is the day for action on Human Rights (10 December 2009)

November 2009

• Practical help from lawyers for people at risk of mental illness (24 November 2009)
• Reparations a matter of ‘unfinished business’ says Tom Calma (19 November 2009)

October 2009

• Government urged to move on Human Rights without delay (08 October 2009)

September 2009

• VIRGIN BLUE DECISION A WIN FOR DISABLED (10 September 2009)

June 2009

• Rising energy bills increase risk of electricity disconnection (29 June 2009)
• People with MS and Parkinson’s Disease at risk with rising power bills (10 June 2009)
• Aboriginal community contribute views on human rights (02 June 2009)

May 2009

• Last minute changes to Stolen Wages scheme need review (27 May 2009)
• Baby Harvey 'speaks' out for human rights protection (04 May 2009)
• Theatre of the streets gives homeless a voice in human rights debate (01 May 2009)

March 2009

• New covert search warrant laws threaten human rights and individual freedoms (20 March 2009)
• 50 households a day disconnected from electricity (11 March 2009)
• Central Coast residents to pay more for water (05 March 2009)

February 2009

• Lights, Camera, Action! - it’s Human Rights … the movie (25 February 2009)
• Newcastle continues to pioneer human rights protection (24 February 2009)
• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme must work for low income and disadvantaged households (24 February 2009)
• High Court upholds damages decision in terrorist defamation case (13 February 2009)

January 2009

• Energy and water disconnections on the rise in mortgage belt (30 January 2009)

December 2008

• NSW Government needs to advertise Stolen Wages deadline (17 December 2008)
• White Paper lacks energy efficiency focus (15 December 2008)
• Australians gain a voice in human rights protection (10 December 2008)
• Reforms to improve accountability and viability of charities (05 December 2008)
• National registration of health professionals must deliver an independent and transparent complaints process (04 December 2008)

November 2008

• Reforms to fine paying system is good news for homeless people (26 November 2008)
• Rising disconnections highlight need for Electricity Safety Net (25 November 2008)
• PIAC benefits from $100,000 Myer Family Philanthropy grant (24 November 2008)
• No Gerry Harvey no! Come and see life on the streets (21 November 2008)
• New electricity privatisation plan fails on consumer protection (03 November 2008)

September 2008

• Reparations Tribunal crucial to Stolen Generations Reparation Bill (24 September 2008)
• A mother’s fight for justice vindicated (23 September 2008)
• Why we need human rights protection (08 September 2008)

August 2008

• ‘Safety Net’ essential to protect vulnerable in privatisation (27 August 2008)
• Muslim leader vindicated by doubling of defamation damages (08 August 2008)

July 2008

• Kevin’s story aims to shatter myths about homelessness (31 July 2008)
• Fairness critical to Emissions Trading Scheme (15 July 2008)
• Landmark decision means disability discrimination case against Virgin Blue takes off (08 July 2008)

June 2008

• Early ratification of UN Convention ensures Australia has a leading role promoting disability rights (20 June 2008)
• Senate Committee says Stolen Generations reparation requires urgent resolution (18 June 2008)
• Radio 2UE apologises for vilifying gay couple (16 June 2008)
• Rudd Government’s commitment to ratify UN Convention ensures human rights protection for people with disabilities (06 June 2008)

March 2008

• NSW treatment of mentally ill prisoners takes a step backward (31 March 2008)

February 2008

• Homeless Persons’ Legal Service, Deacons & Wayside Chapel team up to offer free legal advice to the homeless in Kings Cross (25 February 2008)

December 2007

• ACCC takes stand on misleading ‘green’ electricity marketing (21 December 2007)
• Centrelink plays ‘Scrooge’ with homeless this Christmas over proof of identity documents (20 December 2007)
• Flight Closed report shows travel for disabled airline passengers anything but a smooth ride these Christmas holidays (13 December 2007)
• Low income and disadvantaged households still at risk in power privatisation (11 December 2007)

November 2007

• Spending welcome but more needs to be done for homeless (05 November 2007)

October 2007

• New Homeless Persons’ Legal Service clinic to meet the growing needs of the homeless in Sydney’s east (30 October 2007)
• Law offers no protection to tenants when banks foreclose on landlord mortgages (25 October 2007)
• Not Such a Fine Thing! On-the-spot fines disadvantage Homeless and Young People (24 October 2007)
• 25 years fighting for the legal and democratic rights of the poor and disadvantaged (17 October 2007)
• 25 year anniversary conference highlights growing need for working in the public interest to protect democratic rights (15 October 2007)

September 2007

• Paying for Desal and Profit (17 September 2007)
• Australian Government should support UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (13 September 2007)
• Putting Power into Private Pockets (11 September 2007)

August 2007

• PIAC calls for Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal (06 August 2007)
• PIAC and ALHR call for Attorney-General to support role of judiciary (01 August 2007)

July 2007

• Human rights and disability representatives call for speedy ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability (02 July 2007)

April 2007

• Energy Consumers lose more Price Protections (11 April 2007)
• NSW Government fails consumers (04 April 2007)
• No interest rate rise but electricity prices skyrocket (04 April 2007)

March 2007

• Aboriginal communities still waiting for Parties to deliver water and sewerage services (21 March 2007)
• Government must not enter into any access card contracts (16 March 2007)
• Time to take the cards off the table: PIAC calls for Access Card Bill to be withdrawn (15 March 2007)

February 2007

• NSW Attorney General to launch new homeless legal clinic (01 February 2007)

December 2006

• More action needed to prevent attacks on homeless people (08 December 2006)
• PIAC welcomes Senate report into Stolen Wages (07 December 2006)
• Hunter Water challenged to lift its game (04 December 2006)

November 2006

• Consumers welcome greener energy (09 November 2006)

October 2006

• Delivering Sustainability: Consumers to examine energy, water supply (10 October 2006)
• PIAC welcomes Freedom of Information reform (09 October 2006)

September 2006

• Power prices warning to consumers (07 September 2006)

July 2006

• Sydney bars blinded by disability (24 July 2006)
• ACT Government leads the way on anti-terrorism (24 July 2006)

June 2006

• Attack dogs used to control kids (07 June 2006)
• Virgin Blue improves policy for travelers with disability- but further improvements are required (01 June 2006)

April 2006

• Central Coast drought cuts water affordability (12 April 2006)
• The Fines System in NSW – Not Such a Fine Thing! (06 April 2006)

March 2006

• Attorney General to be applauded for rights approach (20 March 2006)

February 2006

• Homeless Persons’ Legal Service Left High and Dry (16 February 2006)
• Qantas unlawfully discriminates against people with disabilities (08 February 2006)

December 2005

• PIAC welcomes new Human Rights Commissioner (15 December 2005)
• Commonwealth all talk on rights compliance (01 December 2005)

November 2005

• NSW Preventative Detention Bill – it’s all in the timing (30 November 2005)
• Give us time to consider Preventative Detention – call for NSW Government (28 November 2005)
• Legislating under a cloak of fear (02 November 2005)

October 2005

• It can and should be otherwise: slow down passage of Anti-Terrorism Bill (27 October 2005)
• Freedom in Australia is threatened by new terror laws (10 October 2005)

September 2005

• New counter-terrorism powers a threat to us all (27 September 2005)
• Silencing dissent – the deportation of Scott Parkin (12 September 2005)
• No new terrorism laws until reviews are completed (09 September 2005)
• London calling – local responses to bombing miss the point (08 September 2005)

August 2005

• Complete reviews of existing laws before any new laws on terror (10 August 2005)

July 2005

• Mother wins damages in Aborginal death in custody case (28 July 2005)

June 2005

• PIAC supports call for continuing independent oversight of immigration detention (23 June 2005)
• ‘Pain, not gain’ in new water prices (17 June 2005)
• Price, Laws & 2UE v Burns - back in ADT (17 June 2005)

May 2005

• Georgiou's Bills to reform mandatory detention and for an act of compassion applauded (31 May 2005)
• Job security good for the economy (27 May 2005)

April 2005

• Water prices should not penalise say consumers (01 April 2005)

March 2005

• State of Emergency? Attack on open courts by Howard Government (11 March 2005)
• Government threatens freedom of speech (09 March 2005)
• Fred Nile tries to remove gay rights, again (02 March 2005)
• Democracy not served by voluntary voting (02 March 2005)

February 2005

• John Laws, Steve Price & Radio 2UE ordered to apologise and pay legal costs in homosexual vilification decision by ADT (16 February 2005)
• PIAC calls for a national no fault compensation scheme (11 February 2005)

January 2005

• Sydney's Water Future (13 January 2005)

November 2004

• Burns v Laws. Price & Radio 2UE: homosexual vilification decision being handed down by ADT (19 November 2004)
• Consumers hit water price hikes (12 November 2004)

October 2004

• NSW power plans to prices (25 October 2004)
• Conference to examine utility reforms (10 October 2004)

June 2004

• Power rides hit large families (10 June 2004)

April 2004

• Consumers warn on power prices (30 April 2004)
• High Court decides children to remain in detention centres (29 April 2004)

March 2004

• PIAC welcomes NSW Government commitment to return Stolen Wages (12 March 2004)
• Access to safe pedestrian crossings secured by Blind man (10 March 2004)
• Human rights groups resist attempted erosion of rights by US and Australian Governments (05 March 2004)
• Gay man sues Laws, Price & Radio 2UE for homosexual vilification (01 March 2004)

April 2003

• Detainees released from detention (14 April 2003)

October 2002

• Stolen generations woman wins claim for sexual assault (18 October 2002)

September 2002

• Statement from the Queensland Government on the launch of the Restoring Identity report (27 September 2002)
• Statement from the SA Government on the launch of the Restoring Identity report (27 September 2002)
• Statement from the WA Government on launch of Restoring Identity report (27 September 2002)
• Medical negligence reforms will harm health care (04 September 2002)

August 2002

• Problem Gambler seeks Special Leave to Appeal to High Court (08 August 2002)

December 2001

• Federal Court to hand down decision in Female Kickboxer sex discrimination test case (07 December 2001)

November 2001

• Female Kickboxer claims sex discrimination (07 November 2001)

September 2001

• Court of Appeal to hand down decision in Compulsive Gambler exploitation test case (19 September 2001)

May 2001

• Move forward with a ‘Sorry’ tribunal (24 May 2001)
• Somali Refugee sues Cth and Detention Centre Operator for Assault (16 May 2001)
• Court of Appeal to hear Test Case on Problem Gambling (01 May 2001)

March 2001

• Scarlett Finney’s legacy lives on for Stephanie! (22 March 2001)

February 2001

• NSW Government accused of cave in to doctors (27 February 2001)
• WTO Rules Unfair, Say Community Organisations to Parliamentary Inquiry (12 February 2001)

August 2000

• SOCOG thumbs its nose at the disabled (28 August 2000)