Call for strip-search laws to be tightened

A NSW Police Force sign is seen at Queanbeyan Police Station

A NSW Police Force sign is seen at Queanbeyan Police Station Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

A massive increase in strip-searches by police is causing unnecessary harm and humiliation to people, according to a new report.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

The public housing towers in Collingwood (SBS-Sydney Lang).jpeg
Melbourne's rental prices have done down (AAP).jpg
Parliament House Canberra (SBS).jpg
WOOO-Loneliness (Getty).jpg

Recommended for you

A composite image of a man wearing a cap and a woman, with a person walking with an Australian flag draped around their shoulders in the centre.
A composite image of a house, Australia and the sun
Oil production in Venezuela
Two people looking out airplane windows at colourful clouds. Superimposed on top is a plane, and a globe of the world.
Oil tanker at sea emitting dark smoke from its funnel.
A stylised image featuring a male and a female politician in the foreground, with a faded 'Arrival immigration' sign behind them and a crowd below.
Graphic showing 2026 with Australian money, family icons, the Centrelink logo, and a dollar sign over a plug.
Masked customers line up for a market stall selling beef.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world