By Anna Nguyen Program Manager, Police Accountability Project Over the last few years, we have witnessed the expansion of police powers and the encroachment on our rights to peaceful protest, with no corresponding measures to monitor or hold police to account when things go wrong. On 11 September 2024, Victorians witnessed hundreds of police in riot gear, armed with batons […]| Police Accountability Project
A class action in the Supreme Court could shape how Victoria Police officers use capsicum spray at public protests. Class actions firm Phi Finney McDonald, supported by Inner Melbourne Community Legal, initiated a class action against the Victorian Government relating to Victoria Police’s use of oleoresin capsicum spray (OC spray) on protesters outside the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) […]| Police Accountability Project