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The Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee will commence Public Hearings this week as part of it’s historic Inquiry into the…

The Haile-Michael case, in which the men alleged police had engaged in racial profiling, was settled by agreement on…

The Police Accountability Project has called the State Opposition Police in Schools Program (PIS)a ‘terribly flawed and outmoded’…

Media coverage of crime involving African young people is in hyper-drive in Victoria at the moment. If you…

More reflective, better researched and ethical public commentary around these issues will go some way towards reducing the racial…

Liberal MP Jason Wood, the Federal member for Latrobe, is trying to trick us. His release of certain statistics…

The spraying of horse trainer Saab Hasan by a Melbourne Cup day highlights the growing misuse of OC Foam…

In the lead up to our Police Accountability Practice Forum we thought it would be useful to public extracts…

Vice-chair of the HRC, Dr Anja Ms Siebert-Fohr speaking to Australia’s non-compliance with the Horvath decision, reflected on the…

A coalition of 56 Australian non-government organisations have called upon all Australian state and federal governments to adopt measures…

NEW DATE! The Police Accountability Project is presenting a unique full day professional development training for law practitioners,…

It is understandable and appropriate that we are seeing widespread community outrage about the video taken on Friday showing…

A Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria has received over 40…

The Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre (LCCLC) has made submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into the external oversight of…

Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin, head of Victoria Police’s internal investigations unit is quoted in the recent Fairfax article (Police…

The ‘Make Victoria Safe Again’ protest event on Sunday 17th September 2017 provides the latest example of how law…

I became involved in the Peer Advocacy team because I wanted to end racial profiling and be the voice…

Victoria Police must take urgent steps to monitor racial profiling by members in police stops, say experts in a…

Monitoring Racial Profiling – Introducing a scheme to prevent unlawful stops and searches by Victoria Police
A report of the…

All Victorians are stakeholders in ensuring a robust, effective and human rights oriented police accountability system. In this updated…