Australian Lawyers Alliance

• Racism is bad for business

  23rd Mar 2017

  Proposals in the parliamentary committee report on s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) to limit access to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) should be resisted.

• ALA demands Comcare prosecute over Nauru

  18th Aug 2016

  With the lid lifted on what the BBC refers to as "Australia's Guantanamo Bay", past abuses and workplace safety incidents on Nauru need to be prosecuted by Comcare, writes Anna Talbot and Greg Barns on behalf of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

• Untold Damage - workplace health and safety in immigration

  10th Jun 2016

  Abuse, mental illness and neglect of basic hygiene cause unnecessary and lasting health problems for detainees in immigration detention. They have even caused death. As Commonwealth workplaces, all people affected by immigration detention facilities are supposed to enjoy the protections found in the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (the WHS Act), including detainees. However, an investigation by the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) reveals that this law is being regularly flouted, with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) regularly failing to meet its obligations.

• Pair named ALA 2015 National Civil Justice Award Winners

  23rd Oct 2015

  The founders of Civil Liberties Australia are two people who have done more than many to help curb the security powers of police and security forces and governments.

• Ferouz legal team named ALA Queensland 2015 Civil Justice Award Winner

  13th Feb 2015

  The legal team which fought to free baby Ferouz and his family from detention has been declared the winner of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) Queensland Civil Justice Award.