The Tasty nightclub raid was an incident on 7 August 1994 during which 463 mostly LGBTIQ+ patrons of the Tasty nightclub event in Melbourne, Australia were detained for seven hours, strip searched and cavity searched by members of Victoria Police. A class action ensued, resulting a total payout of around A$6 million to the complainants, and in 2014 Acting Chief Commissioner Lucinda Nolan apologised to the LGBTQI community.[1]
The event has been noted as "Australia's Stonewall", referring to the gay uprising after police raided a club in 1969 in New York.
- ^ Nicholls, Tony (5 August 2014). "Victoria Police apologise for 1994 raid on Tasty nightclub to 'make up for sins of the past' - ABC News". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 January 2022.