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Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. On 23 October, the family of Kumanjayi White spoke to media outside Alice Springs Local Court, calling
TAKE ACTION AGAINST RACISM: CALL IT OUT Last week marked two years since the Voice Referendum. The National Justice Project is representing an Aboriginal family from Queensland is accusing the Australian Electoral Commission of deeply harmful racist conduct on
Thank you to everyone who attended the Alternative First Responders Symposium. Over 200 people registered to tune in from overseas and across the country. Our deepest thanks to our speakers and artists for their generosity in sharing insights, knowledge, and
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story contains the image and name of a Gomeroi person who has passed away. The long-awaited coronial inquest into the death of Gomeroi teenager, Mark Anthony Haines, resumed
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. Today, the Northern Territory Police announced that NT police investigators have officially forwarded a brief of evidence
We are thrilled to announce that the National Justice Project has been awarded Human Rights Law Firm of the Year 2025 by the Legal Insider Awards. This recognition belongs to our clients, communities, and supporters, who entrust us to stand
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. MEDIA RELEASE 12 September 2025 National Justice Project welcomes passage of ‘Cindy’s Law’ in NSW The
We have released our position statement on the urgent need to transform child protection systems. Systemic neglect and discrimination continue to drive removals at devastatingly high rates. The National Justice Project is committed to working with the community to
If the NT wants to silence coroners from exposing systemic racism, then the Federal Government must step in. Author: George Newhouse, CEO, National Justice Project The Northern Territory Government is preparing a response to Coroner Elisabeth Armitage’s detailed inquest
An Aboriginal family has filed a Federal Court claim against the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) following traumatic events at a polling booth during the 14 October 2023 Voice Referendum. Barkindji Koori man Murray Benton has lodged the complaint along with