As Sydney battles to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are seeing an asserted escalation of police presence in some of Sydney’s most culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
In Croakey, our CEO Tessa Boyd-Caine points out the unequal distribution of policing and the importance of clear public health messages backed up by culturally appropriate services.
Our submission to the first independent review of Australia’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic drew on our previous work on COVID-19, in collaboration with health and justice practitioners and others, to make recommendations for improving Australia’s resilience to crisis.
Find out what’s in HJA’s 2021-22 pre-Budget submission.
Key lessons from health and legal assistance services operating during the Covid19 pandemic that can help Australia build back better.
Find out what our national health justice practitioner network had to say about working through the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.