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Good morning Zed-legends! It’s Marissa in the studio today, bringing you an interview with Sam Tracy, Practice Director at Basic Rights Queensland, a community legal centre that works on human rights, discrimination and poverty-related laws. Sam discusses a recent win on behalf of homeless clients in the Supreme Court in the case of Bobeldyk and Anor v Moreton Bay City Council; Eichin & Ors v Moreton Bay City Council [2026] QSC 27. While the decision sadly does not stop Council’s from enforcing laws to move people on and destroy their belongings, it’s a starting point for thinking about the role of lawyers and the legal system in this moment.
In this conversation, Sam also discusses some proposed legislation to further expand police powers to ban people from prescribed public places. Alongside the recent laws banning pro-Palestine speech and the arrests at protests over the weekend, these laws represent a concerning trend to control how people use and exist in public places. As always, this is a reminder that struggles for justice on stolen First Nations land are interconnected and necessarily anti-colonial, anti-racist and anti-capitalist.
Don’t forget it’s April Atonement, making it a perfect time to (re)subscribe to 4zzz to support community radio that centres these struggles for justice. You can get your warm inner glow at www.4zzz.org.au/support.
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