UQ Report on People with Disability in Justice System

UQ Report on People with Disability in Justice System

You may have seen The Guardian article “Queensland failed to act on report into ‘devastating’ experiences of people with disability in justice system”. We have received a copy of the report “Insights from people with lived experience of disability in...
Hiring – Human Rights Solicitor

Hiring – Human Rights Solicitor

Role Description Under the supervision and direction of the Principal Solicitor and other Senior QAI Staff as required, the Solicitor will provide referrals, legal advice, casework and representation within the scope of QAI’s Human Rights Advocacy Practice. The...
Open letter on anti-discrimination laws

Open letter on anti-discrimination laws

We have joined with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) to write an open letter to the Queensland Premier, Stephen Miles. The letter urges the Queensland Government to introduce changes to the outdated Anti-Discrimination Act before the election later this...
Hiring – Human Rights Solicitor

Hiring – Paralegal / Graduate Solicitor

Role Description The Paralegal will provide support to QAI’s Advocacy Practices and administration team, under the supervision of the chief Operating Officer and Principal Solicitor. The Paralegal will provide a high standard of information, referral and assessment to...
Commentary on Child Safety’s Policies

Commentary on Child Safety’s Policies

While we do not practice law in the area of child protection, through the course of our disability advocacy work in child protection matters, we noticed that the guidance relied on for decision making in child protection matters is discriminatory and is likely...